Hello world.
Unlike what some of you might think, I have not fallen off of the face of the earth.
First things first; May has ended and therefore so has the May challenge!
I am pretty sad to say that I have not entirely completed the May challenge, which was to review all of my games, at least 10, shortly, and at least an additional 5 in detail.
I have shortly gone over every single game I played, which were 11 in total, so in that sense I sort of completed it! I have, however, had no time at all to review an additional 5 games in detail. As you may have noticed, I also haven't really had time to write any posts. Which brings me to my next point:
The challenges are going on a hiatus.
I know, I have done one and a half challenge and I'm already stopping them now. But here's the thing, I really don't have much time right now, and that is not going to improve any time soon.
Let me explain:
The semester at uni is ending in a month. A MONTH!
This doesn't just mean that I have to hand in assignments every week from now on and study for exams, but it also means that I am leaving Adelaide in a month. Aside from uni work, I have to arrange everything to return to the Netherlands. Honestly, I really don't want to have to stress about completing a June challenge as well.
And then in July and part of August I will be travelling in Australia, which is awesome, but won't leave much time for go, obviously.
After this I will be back in the Netherlands and, provided I survive the immense cold that once used to be normal for me, things will go back to normal.
Don't get me wrong, the entire blog is not going on a hiatus, as I will still play/study go and probably feel the need to write things about it. There just won't be any monthly challenges for while.
I'm also thinking of starting a bit of a study-journal to track what I CAN do during these months (go problems, playing games, etc.), but I'm not sure if anybody would even be interested in that.
Now that this little pity-party is over:
I do hope that others were able to complete their May challenge, even though I failed! So let me know!
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07/05/2014
May Challenge
Yes, this is way overdue and I apologize! But, even though May already started a few days ago, there is still time to start this months' challenge!
This months' challenge will focus on something that I have been systematically forgetting and avoiding.
Reviewing my own games:
For some, this will be no challenge at all, as reviewing their games is second nature. After you played it, you go over it to see what could have gone better, where you went wrong/where your opponent went wrong, what went well, etc.
For me though, well, I just don't do it. There is always this idea in my head that I can't find my own mistakes anyway. So, it's time for change!
For this month, I will go over all of the games I play (at least 10, but more is always better) and find at least one 'learning point' that I should work on. This doesn't have to take very long, just a quick look is enough. But, I have to review at least 5 more games in depth, and find 3 'learning points' per game.
Of course, if you don't already do it, I challenge you to do the same!
Do you accept the challenge?
You can change the game count to fit your playing schedule, so let me know if you join me!
This months' challenge will focus on something that I have been systematically forgetting and avoiding.
Reviewing my own games:
Learn from your mistakes
Game count: 10+5
For some, this will be no challenge at all, as reviewing their games is second nature. After you played it, you go over it to see what could have gone better, where you went wrong/where your opponent went wrong, what went well, etc.
For me though, well, I just don't do it. There is always this idea in my head that I can't find my own mistakes anyway. So, it's time for change!
For this month, I will go over all of the games I play (at least 10, but more is always better) and find at least one 'learning point' that I should work on. This doesn't have to take very long, just a quick look is enough. But, I have to review at least 5 more games in depth, and find 3 'learning points' per game.
Of course, if you don't already do it, I challenge you to do the same!
Do you accept the challenge?
You can change the game count to fit your playing schedule, so let me know if you join me!
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