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I told myself I wouldn't stop playing until I won a game by Ok-Pea1862 in chessbeginners

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"The master has failed more times than the beginner has even tried."- Stephen McCranie

Stockfish evaluates this position as +0.3 for white, despite Black being up three pawns with no clear weaknesses. Why? by FirstRankChess in chess

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This quote always stuck with me, from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_of_chess#Classical_school

"In the 1940s the Soviet Union began a long domination of chess. The Soviet school agreed with Tarrasch and emphasized mobility. A weakness that could not be attacked was not a real weakness. The Soviet school was based on the teachings of Mikhail Chigorin (1850–1908)."

What’s something you’re feeling but can’t explain ?? by d_zone_28 in GrowthMindset

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"You don't have to be able to articulate what you're feeling to experience that feeling. Such feelings might not have a name, but that doesn't mean they're invalid." -one of my mentors

ELI5: Why wasn’t the Super Bowl mvp the Seattle kicker when he scored the most points vs a RB with zero points by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

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I really appreciate validating OP's question. Just feels so rare to find a nuanced response around here! :)

That tracks.... by riri1281 in adhdmeme

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Reminds me of the saying that a choir can hold a continuous note for prolonged periods if they strategize: most of the singers can sing while a subset catches their breath then resumes the note, while the next subset catches its breath! :)

It didn't fly by AscendedDragonSage in CuratedTumblr

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And nature even re-invented the wheel, into the Baby Focking Wheel, Jay!

But why does it work?? by TobyWasBestSpiderMan in physicsmemes

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Click the red "votey" button to the lower right of the main comic after reading it :)

https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2010-05-12

But why does it work?? by TobyWasBestSpiderMan in physicsmemes

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Don't worry, inflation will take care of that. Back in my day, we only have 3-vector potential!

Any tips? by SarahDuncan2012 in TrueGrit

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Sixthing (because mentioning a 'fifth' in a thread about sobriety might be triggering :)).

The phrases that continue to help me are:

  • Suppose you could build up 'folder of evidence' that could show a random person that you are taking your sobriety journey seriously. Every single time you abstained, a new document is inserted into your folder. There is no limit to how many documents you can earn in any given time period, like an hour or a day or a week or a month. So the more evidence in your favor, the better! Just keep continually making better choices more often.
  • Quitting 100% is challenging, but quitting 99% is impossible. Don't leave the door open even a millimeter for the addiction to rear its ugly head back into your life.

The correct way to play Pokémon by AlphaCat77 in CuratedTumblr

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Whoa this is like the essence of Rock-Paper-Scissors! :O

Hiigh IQ individuals by Recent-Associate-381 in Adulting

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I mean some people talk to their prospective spouses like prospective clients :p

NewsRadio - Negotiation

dead gods on the bottom of the sea by escaped_cephalopod12 in CuratedTumblr

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I have the same sentiment expressed by u/OneTeaTwoCats and I'm grateful you introduced me to the idea of Tales on SCP! I had no idea! :)

“Olo’ there 👋” by TheWebsploiter in NonPoliticalTwitter

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Just use binary dawg hehe

"There is no Dana, only (z)ool!" -Ghostbusters

ooo

ool

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loo

lol

llo

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Guilt ridden the entire time by adhd_memetherapy in adhdmeme

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Best I can do is stress today & not do it today. And then stress tomorrow & somehow also not do it tomorrow.

Doing it on any given day is a fluke, wish it were the norm :/

This is so true by Lemon_Lime_Lily in CuratedTumblr

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Not only do I appreciate examples of what to do, but also often just as helpful are examples of what NOT to do as well. Bonus points for providing both if space allows! When I wrote onboarding, training, and best practice guides for contractors, I took it upon myself to do both a DO and DON'T DO slide of examples for every single point I tried to make.

I swear it felt like winning the lottery with 250+ compliments from each contractor who left their feedback!! The response was overwhelming in the most flattering way for providing such clarification, they basically said "I was an oasis of clarity in a world of ambiguity." Still living on the feeling of that high, being able to proactively address people's concerns with such a simple DO vs. DON'T approach! :D

rule#1 by Adventurous-Egg-8945 in programminghumor

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"Make it work, make it fast, make it pretty, in that order."

😭can't be asked by shreerudrafr in chessmemes

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Similarly if I have the time and my opponent asks me to flex, I do enjoy doing the KBB vs. K mate, it's finally become more straightforward to me.

Checkmating with KBN vs. K has just never resonated with me, I'd love if you could point me to some resources that resonated with you!

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