On Learning Chess as an Adult – From 650 to 1750 in Two Years

Re:On Learning Chess as an Adult – From 650 to 1750 in Two Y... by cupofcoffee on Monday November 16, 2020 @04:36AM (#25109843)

Reminds me of Nietzche: "Whoever does not have two-thirds of his day for himself, is a slave, whatever he may be: a statesman, a businessman, an official, or a scholar.”.

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Re:On Learning Chess as an Adult – From 650 to 1750 in Two Y... by bvcvbuiy on Monday November 16, 2020 @05:07AM (#25110053)

You can add 'a parent' to your list.

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Re:On Learning Chess as an Adult – From 650 to 1750 in Two Y... by llarsson on Monday November 16, 2020 @08:01AM (#25111082)

That is exactly why I would consider 2 hours daily to spend on mastering a game a luxury.

Before kids? Sure. After the kids are old enough to basically be on cruise control? Likely. But now? Not even close.

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Re:On Learning Chess as an Adult – From 650 to 1750 in Two Y... by bvcvbuiy on Monday November 16, 2020 @08:26AM (#25111337)

To be fair, pre-lockdown I use to have an hour long commute and that would allow me to study Japanese close to two hours a day and still let me a lot of time to look after my baby once home.

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Re:On Learning Chess as an Adult – From 650 to 1750 in Two Y... by sebmaynard on Monday November 16, 2020 @03:06PM (#25116356)

I have 4 boys, 2 of which under under 5 months; I dearly miss my 1 hour drive to and from work, with podcasts, tech talks and thinking space.

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