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Plato · 12-05-2008, 02:06 PM

Calibration is one of the most fascinating processes I've ever come across.

Your advice for dealing with newbie fear is spot on from my experience (I've gone through a lot of it!). In dating I was able to build a group of friends who were extremely committed to the same goals as me and we were able to use each other as a support system to barrel through it. Except for Sam who is now an instructor... he was already long past the newbie fear stage when I met him. Hopefully in a year or two I will be at the level he is now.

Same thing when I played golf... There were 4 of us who started at the same time, all aged 10-12. We played together every free day we had and a few years later we were all playing for the county. Jason is a professional now. There's no way we'd have done what we did without each other as a reason to keep turning up.

Something I've had more trouble cracking is when I get beyond the most basic competence and begin to be aware of the endless factors affecting each decision. It's like you have to go through the monstrous process of trying out different perspectives and generalised rules because there's no way you can process everything consciously. This can be SO frustrating because progress isn't visibly noticeable any more and switching perspectives is as confusing as the information itself at times. The real risk here is boredom to the point of not seeing the point in it any more.

I'm going through this in poker at the moment. Success is not on autopilot yet. I'm still trying to calibrate the skill of recognising the type of player I'm up against and adapting it. Just gotta remember to barrel on... it will be worth it.

Thanks for the kick.

12-05-2008, 02:06 PM	#17 (permalink)
Plato Banned Join Date: May 2007 Location: in your fridge Posts: 2,018	Calibration is one of the most fascinating processes I've ever come across. Your advice for dealing with newbie fear is spot on from my experience (I've gone through a lot of it!). In dating I was able to build a group of friends who were extremely committed to the same goals as me and we were able to use each other as a support system to barrel through it. Except for Sam who is now an instructor... he was already long past the newbie fear stage when I met him. Hopefully in a year or two I will be at the level he is now. Same thing when I played golf... There were 4 of us who started at the same time, all aged 10-12. We played together every free day we had and a few years later we were all playing for the county. Jason is a professional now. There's no way we'd have done what we did without each other as a reason to keep turning up. Something I've had more trouble cracking is when I get beyond the most basic competence and begin to be aware of the endless factors affecting each decision. It's like you have to go through the monstrous process of trying out different perspectives and generalised rules because there's no way you can process everything consciously. This can be SO frustrating because progress isn't visibly noticeable any more and switching perspectives is as confusing as the information itself at times. The real risk here is boredom to the point of not seeing the point in it any more. I'm going through this in poker at the moment. Success is not on autopilot yet. I'm still trying to calibrate the skill of recognising the type of player I'm up against and adapting it. Just gotta remember to barrel on... it will be worth it. Thanks for the kick.