Melee Mindset: Life and the Game
So this is my first blog post and I would like to begin by saying that none of this is completely objective; this is just theories and experiences I've had when playing Melee that I would like to share, as a way for you to question such concepts yourself.
This blog post will cover how your time outside of the game affects your in-game; and vice-versa. A realisation I've had recently is that pouring all your time into one thing isn't a healthy way to approach something you really enjoy - no matter how much you enjoy it. Sure you might become really adept at said thing, but that's just like going to a casino and putting all your chips on one number; it's all or nothing. To put it into perspective, allocating all your time into practicing Melee with no focus on your career means when you lose, it'll be a horrible loss - all your devotion and hours have been swept away, thus affecting your mindset towards the game. ("Career" is just an example, it could be personal issues you're ignoring as another example.) It's the same the other way around. That's why I want to talk about the idea of balance.
I'm going to refer to 'outside of the game' as 'life' and 'in-game' as 'game' just to simplify things to an extent. The balancing act between life and the game I believe is very crucial in maintaining consistent mindset. What I'm referring too is creating accomplishment and positive feeling for both of these areas. The thing about overcoming a hurdle or achieving something in life for example; is it lifts you up and makes you feel you can do more (think that's called motivation or something), but this then reflects on your game, and vice versa again; they bounce off each other. This can create a repetition of positive mindset from my experience through achieving goals in both your career and your hobby.
This blog post will cover how your time outside of the game affects your in-game; and vice-versa. A realisation I've had recently is that pouring all your time into one thing isn't a healthy way to approach something you really enjoy - no matter how much you enjoy it. Sure you might become really adept at said thing, but that's just like going to a casino and putting all your chips on one number; it's all or nothing. To put it into perspective, allocating all your time into practicing Melee with no focus on your career means when you lose, it'll be a horrible loss - all your devotion and hours have been swept away, thus affecting your mindset towards the game. ("Career" is just an example, it could be personal issues you're ignoring as another example.) It's the same the other way around. That's why I want to talk about the idea of balance.
I'm going to refer to 'outside of the game' as 'life' and 'in-game' as 'game' just to simplify things to an extent. The balancing act between life and the game I believe is very crucial in maintaining consistent mindset. What I'm referring too is creating accomplishment and positive feeling for both of these areas. The thing about overcoming a hurdle or achieving something in life for example; is it lifts you up and makes you feel you can do more (think that's called motivation or something), but this then reflects on your game, and vice versa again; they bounce off each other. This can create a repetition of positive mindset from my experience through achieving goals in both your career and your hobby.
I believe this is important because positive mindset is so crucial to performing at your peak. Positive mindset encourages confidence and also brings the best attributes of a person out.
"Shine spiked by a Fox when under the weather? Maybe you'll tilt after that, or maybe after the tournament you'll start doubting yourself in the Fox match-up?"
But when you're feeling good - you nod it off. That's that problem instantly gone, and you're also instantly analysing the situation before you - "I shouldn't have jumped that's why I got shine-spiked, I'll watch out for that next time".
This is just a short post on something I've been thinking about. I'll update if I have anymore thoughts with the topic, this isn't really a complete write-up it's just me trying to get some things down on paper; and maybe get some discussion going.
Thanks for reading - Fraser "TimeMuffinPhD"
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