tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9130089912009413395.post5159981262018539464..comments2023-03-25T04:54:02.544-07:00Comments on Eskimo Sister: Emotional Control, Part 1: AngerWobbleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14594076796388062460noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9130089912009413395.post-9259953866448030332009-10-28T12:47:55.388-07:002009-10-28T12:47:55.388-07:00It's eerie how many of your problems match min...It's eerie how many of your problems match mine. I'm working to get over them, and this blog helps a lot.IzzyInfamoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16951940272453655414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9130089912009413395.post-25901225581042692472009-09-30T20:23:06.666-07:002009-09-30T20:23:06.666-07:00Jeez, you make me want to play Melee again. :)
-Al...Jeez, you make me want to play Melee again. :)<br />-AltAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9130089912009413395.post-27525328847019311172009-09-29T01:31:50.565-07:002009-09-29T01:31:50.565-07:00a lot more people than ICs appreciate this blog :D...a lot more people than ICs appreciate this blog :D<br /><br />Personally, I've never had a huge problem controlling anger or depression; my biggest mental weakness comes from getting tangled up in expectations.<br /><br />Thanks for coming to socal last week, even though I would've liked to play you more and talk some smash philosophy =\.<br /><br />Anyway, good work on the writing. In every post, it's been both entertaining to get a glimpse of you as a player and informative to hear your theories on smash (which I all agree with =] ). Keep it up! And hopefully we can play again soon.<br /><br />-Joe (replicate)<br /><br />P.S. Was I that fox in the mms?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9130089912009413395.post-4675519457532608612009-09-28T23:39:56.584-07:002009-09-28T23:39:56.584-07:00Well, I wanted to write a third section on focus, ...Well, I wanted to write a third section on focus, but... it's something I still don't really understand and I'm not qualified to write about.<br /><br />I'd say that 99% of the time during my matches, I'm thinking about things that aren't explicitly match-related. I've only had one time in my life where I understood what it meant to be truly focused on something. Unfortunately, I only understand it as a feeling, not a method :( Some people have amazing focus and it's something I personally have to gain as well, so... I would LOVE to write about it if I could, but I don't think I can.Wobbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14594076796388062460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9130089912009413395.post-5324972636429479092009-09-28T18:26:31.668-07:002009-09-28T18:26:31.668-07:00I have issues that I might categorize as pride. It...I have issues that I might categorize as pride. It's not so much that I have a big ego; if anything I lack self-confidence, but I have really high expectations for myself and I feel terrible whenever I feel like I'm not playing my best. That probably has more to do with your next post, though.<br /><br />I also always intentionally set goals that I don't think are realistic in an effort to not become complacent with my skill level, but I think this is contributing to my emotional unease during and after tourneys, so I think I'll abandon that habit. I realy like your goals about remaining calm and controlling your nerves.<br /><br />I think the concentration section in your other post is somewhat relevant to the outside factors section here. Sometimes I'll get excited about something not explicitly related to what's happening in the match, which hurts my focus. Yesterday, I actually remember thinking in my 3rd round against Lucky "Hey, I have a lead. It would be so cool if I beat Lucky after he beat Wobbles!", and then he naired me a lot and I SD'd at a low percentage. I'm really bad at preventing myself from feeling like this and I'm often thinking about the outcome of a match rather than what's actually happening in the match as it's going on; I've had this problem ever since I started going to tourneys and have been unable to fix it despite my efforts. Will you be addressing this sort of issue in one of your later posts?<br /><br />Thanks for writing this series, btw. I'm sure all the ICs appreciate it.Fly Amanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10207400394863565821noreply@blogger.com