Sabbatical ... seriously
I haven't played a single game in fourteen days. For me, that's a rather long time.
Part of it was due to increased activities at the office but there was something else; something worth noting.
My desire to improve in skill and in KGS rank was making Go feel more like work rather than a leisurely challenge. It was taking a bit of the fun out of the game and probably wouldn't be helpful if I allowed it to continue. Quite naturally, I gradually stepped away and indulged in other pursuits.
I imagine that some other amateur players may have experienced a point of overload at one time or another. I'm thinking of allowing this sabbatical to continue for a couple more weeks.
Who knows? It might actually be good for my game.
posted by ChiyoDad @ 12:45 PM
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Heh, who knows, a couple years ago when I started playing at one point I was never improving so I just stopped playing for a year or so, came back once in awhile, and now I'm back for awhile and have improved.. Very strange, but it did help.
Sometimes it's fine to take a break. The most important thing in Go is having fun. It's important not to loose interest.
haha. Are there any other chiyoblogs we don't know about? ;)
Anyway, I'm on a sort of go sabatical, also. I got too wraped up in rank and it stopped being fun. I'll be coming back to playing again tomorrow probably after about three weeks. I got a little weaker in that time, but it was worth it. I want to get back to winning games though :)
I also took a Go sabbatical just a while ago. I stopped playing for almost a month, and I only resumed playing at a local tournament. It was one of my best tournaments so far, so I guess I needed the break.
Like rafa said, what's important is to have fun playing Go.
when rank line goes flatline, time to change study habits, not stop them.
there's detail and whole board; when one stops, details fade and better view of whole board. play looser and can get better development. but can't expect barriers to fall without force.
i play less than i review materials; i'd rather play when i think i've learned something new.
as for work v. fun, to get good at anything requires 'work', except work; lots of 10k guitarists out there, too, painfully enough.
i won 3 dan games may 6 at ucf tourney, made aga 1.12, all b no komi v. 1,1&2D.
http://home.comcast.net/~bjorntfoss/ucf.g1.br.jpg shows end of game 1, b+R. 45min ea. but didn't reach b.y. g1.
a reward for the time, and to spur one onward through theory and pro games, perchance a rated game or two.
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