This is the worst article I’ve ever seen advertised on the main page.
yes
I was also a bit taken aback by the ChatGPT analogy. Mostly because of its propensity to make **it up, but your point about it also being cheating is very well-taken. It's just a terrible analogy in so many ways.
Lots of good critique of this article, but yours tops the list.
@Aighearach said in #13:
> Well, if your coach is really bad and also trying to cheat by giving you potentially-made-up analysis during a game, then it would be like that.
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> This is a really weird one. It's almost as the author wants to allude to cheating, but legal, and is saying it is like cheating on the test. But instead of cheating with a chess computer that is accurate, it's like cheating with ChatGPT, which might just make up a fake answer that has the form of a real answer.
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> The author shouldn't mention ChatGPT at all in any context, though. Because, it was recently in the news about a lawyer who used it to prepare filings for a case, and it made up fake ruling for fake cases, but claiming they were from real judges who are still on the bench. Not surprisingly, the lawyers client lost their case, and the lawyers got in big trouble; and have more trouble remaining to be discovered.
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Spoiler : in the end, he will advise you to buy his book.
@Wesz808 said in #2:
> That Federer has a coach doesn't mean everybody needs one.
> Athletes:
> Julius Yego, Javelin world champion watched YT videos.
> Rodney Mullen, Tony Hawk - self taught and best skateboarders in history
> Killian Jornet - probably the best runner who ever walked the planet (multiple records climbing mountains too) self taught
> David Goggins - Toughest man on earth
> Some authors
> Mark Twain, Hemmingway.
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> Some inventors/scientists
> The Wright Brothers (invented the airplane)
> Nicola Tesla
> Edison
> Watt
> Melanie Klein - Self taught inventor of children's psychology
> Leonardo DaVinci
> Galileo
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> And the list goes on.
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> Naming successful people who had a coach doesn't proof anything. Naming successful people who didn't need a coach at least proves that not everybody needs one.
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> Btw.
> I ran at a young age a 2:48 marathon. I got a professional coach. Within a year a fell out of love with running, because everything s*cked. I had to lose weight, lose more weight. Was constant sick, and didn't enjoy a single training. It took me almost a decade to get back in.
It's Nikola* Tesla, and you mistype Federer instead of Djokovic... Toni Hawk yeah I played that video game as a kid
As for the OP, we are all unique but basics of learning stay the same for everyone
Thank you for sharing such valuable insights. As someone who is always looking to improve, I struggle with simplifying things and making the best moves. I tend to overthink and try to solve problems in different ways, which usually leads to imprecisions, mistakes, and blunders. I also tend to underestimate my opponents, especially those with lower ratings, which is hindering my progress. While having a coach can be beneficial, I am also curious about chess training apps. How do you incorporate these tools into your learning approach? Currently, my routine includes spending 10 minutes on tactics challenges and 20 minutes on improving tactics based on my games. I also watch one or two video analyses per day.
@olicamp3 said in #28:
> hola
Okay I read through it all and what's the big lesson supposed to be? Have a coach? Make time to practice? Buy your book? Can't help feeling like I've just spent a few minutes reading a bunch of content-free paragraphs...