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The Four Things
Every move does four things. Noticing all of them is critical for accurate calculations.
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What is Conceptualization?
The power of Conceptualization, and why I'm abandoning the word 'visualization'
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Chess Visualization and Aphantasia: A Guide
Aphantasia is not a weakness in Chess. It just requires a different approach.
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Finding Your Model
Two Biases
Don't try to copy other people's brains. Find how yours wants to work instead.
Intuition Series
Your Enthusiastic Friend
Treat your intuition like an enthusiastic friend rated 200 points below you.
Seven Slots
One Key Resource
Why our working memory is the most important resource we have in Chess.
Why Blindfold?
Seeing the Matrix Code
The origin story of Don't Move Until You See It.
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We Are Astronauts
When we play Chess we push the very limits of what the human brain can do. No wonder things go wrong.
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The Four Things
Every move does four things. Noticing all of them is critical for accurate calculations.
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Win When You're Winning
Why we play badly when we're ahead and how to fix it.
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Willpower Is Not the Answer
Laziness isn't why you blunder.
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Detached Interest
The optimal mindset for your best Chess.
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Know Your Why
We all need different things out of Chess, and "improvement" is not the answer for everyone.
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Emotional Cascade
How tilt works and why it's so damaging to our Chess.
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Three Ratings
The number next to your name doesn't matter. Here's what does.
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The Discipline to Start
If you start enough times, you'll eventually finish.
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Breaking Plateaus
What Artificial Intelligence teaches us about pushing through stagnation in our Chess.
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