Ep. 24 | How to Find Time & Motivation as an Adult Chess Improver
Dojo Talks: A Chess Podcast - A podcast by IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM David Pruess, GM Jesse Kraai
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Originally aired March 14, 2021: 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! 0:00 Intro0:17 Origin Story3:32 Using flash cards for tactics9:10 Neal as a young chess player11:12 Why did Neal decide to start with basic tactics?14:30 Are flash cards a good method for solving puzzles?15:24 Tracking results22:22 Does training need to be fun?26:26 Suffering from the perfectionist mindset29:22 Origin of #Chesspunks34:12 The power of accountability36:05 Does training need to be fun? Part 238:22 Neal's Strategy Book Championship45:50 How Neal goes through books on chess strategy50:35 Neal's 10-year-plan for chess improvement53:30 Neal's Pawn Strategy Book Championship56:51 Should you focus on one topic at a time?1:00:28 Neal's plans for the future Neal's recommendations: Atomic Habits - https://amzn.to/3bIM8GC Tiny Habits - https://amzn.to/3vqIw3F Chess Tactics for Students - https://amzn.to/3vkBeP0 Winning Chess Strategies - https://amzn.to/2Nh7jpH Chess Structure: A Grandmaster Guide - https://amzn.to/3cpwsXS Follow ChessDojo here: Twitch: https://twitch.tv/chessdojolive Discord: https://discord.gg/sUUh8HD Twitter: https://twitter.com/chess_dojo Patreon: https://patreon.com/chessdojo