http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2008/03/hopeless-situations/ Personal Development for Smart People Wed, 14 May 2008 10:44:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2008/03/hopeless-situations/#comment-73603 Make sure you read this blog - Developer Pills Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:55:00 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2008/03/hopeless-situations/#comment-73603 [...] Just finished reading one of the latest posts of Steve Pavlina, as usual he is awsome despite his latest million post on raw food :) [...] […] Just finished reading one of the latest posts of Steve Pavlina, as usual he is awsome despite his latest million post on raw food […]

]]> http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2008/03/hopeless-situations/#comment-73129 Coping with hopeless situations Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:15:41 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2008/03/hopeless-situations/#comment-73129 [...] In one of those uncanny moments of serendipity, I came across a post today about ‘hopeless situations‘ on one of my favourite blogs which pretty much says exactly what I would like to say to this friend of mine. There’s a hidden benefit to the hopeless situation though. When you know you’re going to lose no matter what, you can stop playing to win, and start playing to learn instead. You surrender to the inevitability of the loss and focus on the long-term gain. Even though you must endure a short-term sting, you’ll learn some valuable lessons that will make you a better player in the long game of life. [...] […] In one of those uncanny moments of serendipity, I came across a post today about ‘hopeless situations‘ on one of my favourite blogs which pretty much says exactly what I would like to say to this friend of mine. There’s a hidden benefit to the hopeless situation though. When you know you’re going to lose no matter what, you can stop playing to win, and start playing to learn instead. You surrender to the inevitability of the loss and focus on the long-term gain. Even though you must endure a short-term sting, you’ll learn some valuable lessons that will make you a better player in the long game of life. […]

]]> http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2008/03/hopeless-situations/#comment-71339 Fowler Musings » Blog Archive » A Joining to the Chess Fold Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:57:35 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2008/03/hopeless-situations/#comment-71339 [...] Then, I saw what he got from it and thought, “Oh my goodness! He is so totally right! How did I not see that?” Because, just like in life, you cannot keep every piece and still win. You sometimes make a mistake and you have to recover from it or you have to sacrifice a piece in order to capture a larger, more valuable piece. If you manage to win a game of Chess and not lose a single piece, then you are either playing the greenest player ever or got insanely lucky with your moves. Then again, you could be a Grand Master, but even they make sacrifices in order to win. [...] […] Then, I saw what he got from it and thought, “Oh my goodness! He is so totally right! How did I not see that?” Because, just like in life, you cannot keep every piece and still win. You sometimes make a mistake and you have to recover from it or you have to sacrifice a piece in order to capture a larger, more valuable piece. If you manage to win a game of Chess and not lose a single piece, then you are either playing the greenest player ever or got insanely lucky with your moves. Then again, you could be a Grand Master, but even they make sacrifices in order to win. […]

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