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The surrender experiment: How I raised 100 points and crossed 2800 on Lichess

Your articles are consistently top tier and a true gift to the chess community. You give so much to us and I'm inspired by your abundance mentality.
do you hear voices or what? Frankly I find it crazy that you believe that the heart-soul-brain mix forces you to turn around on your motorbike, turn on your computer whenever you want and everything. so imagine, you are on a bus, without your computer or any device on you. If these three order you to play what do you do? spoil the trip of other passengers to reverse or find a computer? if you listen to your confidence and your critical thinking in addition to these 3, I think that with your knowledge you will be at 2900 like many GMs on Lichess, and I will offer you 2 tea if I am wrong! Frankly, playing so little while listening to one's inner voice corresponds to a notion of being a hermit, and hermits often have a personal reason behind it all. be careful, because doing it like this for a long time can lead to the opposite effect which would push you towards addiction. as if you eat plants because your magic three asks you to but not your critical mind. I bet you'll be buying cakes and gaining weight a year later. be careful
@CSKA_Moscou said in #3:
> do you hear voices or what? Frankly I find it crazy that you believe that the heart-soul-brain mix forces you to turn around on your motorbike, turn on your computer whenever you want and everything. so imagine, you are on a bus, without your computer or any device on you. If these three order you to play what do you do? spoil the trip of other passengers to reverse or find a computer? if you listen to your confidence and your critical thinking in addition to these 3, I think that with your knowledge you will be at 2900 like many GMs on Lichess, and I will offer you 2 tea if I am wrong! Frankly, playing so little while listening to one's inner voice corresponds to a notion of being a hermit, and hermits often have a personal reason behind it all. be careful, because doing it like this for a long time can lead to the opposite effect which would push you towards addiction. as if you eat plants because your magic three asks you to but not your critical mind. I bet you'll be buying cakes and gaining weight a year later. be careful
I think he has a smartphone on him
I think this blog is nice but not everyone can hear the magic three
@Fy2AikenFca said in #5:
> I think this blog is nice but not everyone can hear the magic three

magic three, it looks like a cult. and that's not a good thing for progress. I can tell you that the author seeks to show the superiority of his theory to arouse admiration. and it's sad because I think Avetik has a lot to say, but I will always respect him because he has a job on the side and he is invested in his work. nevertheless contradiction is necessary here
It seem so amazing it seems unlikely... but I still believe it.
@CSKA_Moscou

Avetik is pointing to a flow state, where ease and relaxation are primary, and playing chess becomes free of craving, anger or fear.