I didn't, but I have read Burkeman as well — I read Meditations for Mortals a few months ago. there's certainly some overlap and redundancy across these types of books, but I really appreciated Anne-Laure's stuff about pacts and metacognition — the way she explored those ideas resonated with me
Hi Kevin, this is an incredibly rich and resonant reflection, I found myself nodding throughout. Your shift from passive review to metacognitive engagement mirrors a broader truth not just in chess, but in all meaningful learning. The OBIT method’s structured self-reflection is a brilliant practical expression of something many of us intuitively sense: the gap between “playing” and “learning from play” can be vast unless we consciously bridge it.
Your commitment to extracting a takeaway from every game feels like a masterstroke, it transforms chess from a time-passing habit into a narrative of growth. The way you connected this to Anne-Laure Le Cunff’s ideas, especially the distinction between outcome-based goals and process-based pacts, really stuck with me. And that detail about your Chess.com rating graph? Felt like reading someone else's chess memoir and seeing my own arc.
Keep sharing your experiments , this kind of data-rich storytelling is gold for the chess community.
That’s awesome! Now just keep it up! There’s a quote from strength training “It worked so well I stopped doing it.” People tend to get bored with success because success can be boring. It’s the same process after all. Play, analyze, learn, play again… keep going!!
haha yes! Persistence really is the key with just about everything. I made the "pact" for 90 days but my intention is definitely to make it an ongoing habit at this point.
Also a fan of the Tiny Experiments book (though it's not without some fluff). Curious if you learned about it via Oliver Burkeman (4000 Weeks).
I didn't, but I have read Burkeman as well — I read Meditations for Mortals a few months ago. there's certainly some overlap and redundancy across these types of books, but I really appreciated Anne-Laure's stuff about pacts and metacognition — the way she explored those ideas resonated with me
Hi Kevin, this is an incredibly rich and resonant reflection, I found myself nodding throughout. Your shift from passive review to metacognitive engagement mirrors a broader truth not just in chess, but in all meaningful learning. The OBIT method’s structured self-reflection is a brilliant practical expression of something many of us intuitively sense: the gap between “playing” and “learning from play” can be vast unless we consciously bridge it.
Your commitment to extracting a takeaway from every game feels like a masterstroke, it transforms chess from a time-passing habit into a narrative of growth. The way you connected this to Anne-Laure Le Cunff’s ideas, especially the distinction between outcome-based goals and process-based pacts, really stuck with me. And that detail about your Chess.com rating graph? Felt like reading someone else's chess memoir and seeing my own arc.
Keep sharing your experiments , this kind of data-rich storytelling is gold for the chess community.
thank you!!!
Thanks for sharing ! I guess we all spend too much time playing and not analyzing, but I guess that’s the fun of chess too !
very true!
That’s awesome! Now just keep it up! There’s a quote from strength training “It worked so well I stopped doing it.” People tend to get bored with success because success can be boring. It’s the same process after all. Play, analyze, learn, play again… keep going!!
haha yes! Persistence really is the key with just about everything. I made the "pact" for 90 days but my intention is definitely to make it an ongoing habit at this point.