There are nitty-gritty ways to improve: like focusing on tactics or endgame study... But what about big picture improvement skills?Example: are there ways to speed up the learning process?How can you sustain motivation to get better at such a hard game?For some discussion on that, I brought National Master, James Altucher, who is also a successful author and entrepreneur...James has written several business & personal development books...Most relevant is Skip the Line, which teaches you how to improve at a skill faster than expected...Plus, on his podcast, The James Altucher Show, he talks with highly successful people about the lessons & strategies that helped them achieve so much...Including Garry Kasparov and Judit Polgar!Last month, I was invited onto The Chess Experience Podcast hosted by Daniel Lona, a chess-obsessed amateur from Chicago and the host of the podcast The Chess Experience. It was such a good episode, that's why I decided to feed drop into The James Altucher Show as well!In this episode, we talked about my chess origin and journey, why I decided to come back to chess after 20 years, how do I pick it back up from where I left off, and what did I do to prepare myself, to improve myself at the age of 54!If you like this episode, make sure also check out the other episodes from The Chess Experience here: https://www.adultchessacademy.com/thechessexperience------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------My interview with James covers lessons he's learned from these experiences...And it's a discussion of his journey as an adult improver, as James is taking a journey similar to our own (just at a higher rating level!)Some other exciting points in this episode:Why age is not holding you back from chess improvementHow to emotionally deal with losing in chessA must-know strategy for increasing your speed of improvementWhy your chess journey should be about more than getting better at the game itself>> Join my official FREE club for The Chess Experience on Chess.comMore From James Altucher:Book: Skip the LinePodcast: The James Altucher ShowJames' WebsiteListen to the episode and find out more!Visit Notepd.com to read more idea lists, or sign up and create your own idea list!My new book Skip The Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever you get your new book!Join You Should Run For President 2.0 Facebook Group, and we discuss why should run for president.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast.Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts:Apple PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on Social Media:YouTubeTwitterFacebook
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