Having The Right Mind The Desire

It does help to have the right mind. If playing the game of tennis or chess isn't fun anymore then I say don't do it hold back wait for the time it can and will be a fun thing to do. I can honestly say this is what I have done in chess. I eliminated the regimented self enforced edict that I must constantly practice. Maybe it did pay off despite all the anguish and torment. But taking this new attitude the Magnus Carlsen way has enlightened me and made chess for me more enjoyable. Let there be other endeavors in my life and think of them not as these other activities not as a diversion but as a way out of being stuck in a rut of a chess burn out where finally the burn out is so great that one may never want to see a game of chess again. I was almost at that point not to say I am or was a good player but I do see an improvement in chess on the horizon after feeling of being at the verge of total collapse and extinction of the chess game permanently. You have all seen it in this blog. Anyway this is going to be my new attitude toward the game and not burn out but to play the game when I'm in the mood to do so it may not yield a long winning streak right away but it might lead to a greater desire to practice more without the torment or frustrations when I take the loses. I do see in the horizons let me repeat a time for improvement in my win/lost record and what could be so wrong with that?