Ep. 24 | How to Find Time & Motivation as an Adult Chess Improver

<p>Originally aired March 14, 2021:</p> <p>Adult chess improver Neal Bruce of Twitter fame joins the Dojo to discuss his thoughts, processes, and habits when it comes to chess training. Lots of good advice and useful insights in this one!</p> <p>0:00​ Intro 0:17​ Origin Story 3:32​ Using flash cards for tactics 9:10​ Neal as a young chess player 11:12​ Why did Neal decide to start with basic tactics? 14:30​ Are flash cards a good method for solving puzzles? 15:24​ Tracking results 22:22​ Does training need to be fun? 26:26​ Suffering from the perfectionist mindset 29:22​ Origin of #Chesspunks​ 34:12​ The power of accountability 36:05​ Does training need to be fun? Part 2 38:22​ Neal's Strategy Book Championship 45:50​ How Neal goes through books on chess strategy 50:35​ Neal's 10-year-plan for chess improvement 53:30​ Neal's Pawn Strategy Book Championship 56:51​ Should you focus on one topic at a time? 1:00:28​ Neal's plans for the future</p> <p>Neal's recommendations: </p> <p>Atomic Habits - <a href='https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnczMzlIQVN3OXJ0NjF0cHVyV2dQdnFRd2NrQXxBQ3Jtc0tuSjY1aDdtYmVEazRtSk5sTXl5NW53OFQyeDZLNXNKYzJEQU92MGdXb203NkJFM3N0MFFMeUdlU3NlcXppeG1LajNUVjBSQUFVc3kwZkNISUVRd1BlSVpKNGdnb25xRGtpYzdObUZHSnBtVlFQWTN6Zw&q=https%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F3bIM8GC'>https://amzn.to/3bIM8GC</a>​</p> <p>Tiny Habits - <a href='https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbU45WFZFYnhNVjZ0UjRhRVo4bzZiVjZIb1V3Z3xBQ3Jtc0tsSHVyUkpTTGI3bjJYS3dVdFBOam54bXRTcHFKUEZHSWkzSm90UXNLem10ZWEydUZ5WW5GNUo0djlPQVFKRVl4dGFwM0xVdHZjMTI2QnZSNDU0Ul9wUG5rZUI2cnMyU3RlZXRaQlV6Y2VTNEI2WldBdw&q=https%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F3vqIw3F'>https://amzn.to/3vqIw3F</a>​</p> <p>Chess Tactics for Students - <a href='https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWVVQU50aGNxMVRXTzZpWXdQT3I0aU0zVTVrd3xBQ3Jtc0ttQm1xeHNhZ3l3T0lUQVExbWQ2dmpsQnRqWTdBekZZYnNmRzN6dVNUYUJZZE5fTThNT2lzOThEb3ZFM3EteElyNzF0dVM5bGNIVXNWMnFNd2ZXY04wRDYzUllUZ2x3aGtOZDRoMlpPd3FOeTN2