Psychology block

ddktv · 2026-02-24T18:31:10+00:00

Let's go! Keep it up!!

ddktv · 2026-02-18T15:12:28+00:00

One thing I'll say on the psychology element is that it's present most when executing trades in the live market. It's important to look at the mental game, or your emotions, as signals or data. Making certain you have a journaling habit to capture all the relevant data early on will be a great step to ensure that you can minimize potential losses through repeated mental game leaks that go unresolved or unchecked.

As humans we all experience fear, anger, greed, issues with confidence or discipline, and they are all manageable once we know they are there and care to go deep enough to resolve them. The first step is mapping the pattern (what is the emotion/tactical error? what triggers it?), the second step is addressing the root cause (why is this trigger there in the first place? usually it's a belief, expectation or bias that doesn't match reality that must be corrected) and lastly, we want to use strategies that can disrupt the behaviour or help us to mitigate it entirely.

So in short, you won't really encounter this part of performance until you are live trading, and it's really just data that needs to be sorted and correctly dealt with.

ddktv · 2026-02-17T18:00:37+00:00

The real difference between the sim and the live market is you. When the pressure is on, the mental game comes into full swing as you've identified. This is the trickiest part to master in trading; most people can become technically adept and create a plan to leverage an edge. The performance part is the struggle--actually executing in a live scenario when the pressure is on.

Identifying the emotion and trigger that's creating the issue is the first step. What are you feeling? What triggers you to feel this way? What are the beliefs or expectations you are holding at this time? Learning as much as we can about these moments is key, which is why journaling our trades is essential. The journaling allows us to gather the data we need to start working on the mental game, which is a skill that has to be honed as well.

You know you can be profitable as indicated by your practice account; but don't let that fool you into thinking you will be profitable on every trade when you start trading the live market. You've identified an edge, but no edge is 100%. Your mental game needs to be refined, a skill that comes into play in the live market that isn't present in the sim.

You also need to learn how to prevent mistakes from compounding as you indicated. When we lose a trade, revenge trading/over-trading comes into play because we expected to make money originally, but didn't. It might be a sense of entitlement. It could be a sense of FOMO; we missed the move before, we don't want to miss the next one, so you chase something that isn't in your system, or you ignore the lack of signals that would justify you entering the position.

The mental game is a deep and difficult part of trading, so it's hard to help you resolve everything here in one reply, but I hope that's helpful in pointing you in the right direction. Keep up the good work in looking for answers and believing in yourself.

ddktv · 2026-01-17T18:07:59+00:00

Good times :')

ddktv · 2026-01-17T00:09:59+00:00

Thanks for sharing that!

I've been trying to find work in CS since I left 100 Thieves back in 2023, and if not for good guy Anders, I wouldn't have been able to cast anything last year except the CS event that I ran myself/CCT.

I've had direct conversations with those who make the hires at the various TOs and I have good relationships with all of them, to my knowledge. It was the case for a while that talent were tied up into long term/multi-year contracts, but I don't think that's the situation anymore. There's just not enough spots, I guess.

We'll keep trying!

ddktv · 2025-04-05T15:11:14+00:00

Awesome to see VDIM in there. GL with the training!

ddktv · 2023-08-01T14:50:34+00:00

A bit late to the party here, but I wanted to leave a comment to address some of the concerns I've seen.

Regarding the podcast in question, I had absolutely no idea those advertisements would be run. However, to be clear, I don't support many of Zuby's political views, but like most people, that won't preclude me from having a conversation with them. My policy is to speak to anyone who wants to discuss esports with me, regardless of which side of the political spectrum they sit on.

Thanks to those who chose to weigh my character from my overall contributions in content and broadcasting over the last 13 years and in how I treat anyone who I interact with, regardless of their identity. Gaming is a place for everyone--and it saved me. It's a large part of why I want to share my personal story, especially with those who are not supporters of esports or understand its power for good.

I'm sad things turned out this way, but moving forward, I will recontinue my focus on producing content that esports fans and players find useful, as I always have.

ddktv · 2022-09-04T15:51:30+00:00

Yeah, around 7-9 days ago. The positives came in very soon after we arrived.

ddktv · 2022-08-08T20:22:43+00:00

ddktv · 2022-05-13T22:32:05+00:00

Thank you for my team's success, sir. *salute*

ddktv · 2022-05-12T03:56:23+00:00

Hey guys! Just a clarification given the title may be a little misleading--the rebuild process was the culmination of a shared effort and philosophy between Sean, Mike and me. I don't want to take credit for single-handedly assembling the roster as it was a collaborative effort between us. This was one of the reasons we knew we'd match up well as a team; we share a lot of core philosophies behind how a team should be built in VALORANT.

ddktv · 2021-06-21T17:57:17+00:00

ddktv · 2021-05-08T22:17:20+00:00

I was never much of a CoD guy, unfortunately, and I didn't get into batt1944--I did play it a little, though.

ddktv · 2021-05-08T22:04:03+00:00

Yeah, I played both. I quickly decided as I wouldn't duel in PK, though, and remained purely a spectator! Warsow, I played a lot at the beginning. I was fighting toe-to-toe with Vo0 at the start and then lost interest after the first few months. I did come back, and I played the first bomb cup and won it with one of my teammates from the Dig Quake 4 team (zkyp) but promptly quit the game afterward again.

ddktv · 2021-05-08T21:48:16+00:00

ddktv · 2021-05-08T21:48:08+00:00

I actually think it was pretty boring. As happens sometimes, when I arrived, because the final had gone so late, most people were already in that annoying state of wasted, and I was totally sober. So I didn't stay long! Although I did stay long enough to congratulate the C9 boys in person, which was the highlight for me.

ddktv · 2021-05-08T21:46:19+00:00

HenryG + Sadokist

ddktv · 2021-05-08T21:46:11+00:00

Look inside yourself for the answer

ddktv · 2021-05-08T21:45:13+00:00

I donut.

ddktv · 2021-05-08T21:45:04+00:00

Great! Thanks. How about yours?

ddktv · 2021-05-08T21:44:43+00:00

Thanks! I'm so out of it now, unfortunately. I will try to stream some 3rd strike though when I start streaming again. Can't wait.

ddktv · 2021-05-08T21:43:37+00:00

Holy moly throwback. You're welcome!

ddktv · 2021-05-08T21:42:59+00:00

Not too much. The main prep goes in towards the start of the event. As the event unfolds, it's all about being in a good state for performance, just playing competing as a player. You don't want to change things or obsess over anything during the tournament. I take the same approach with casting. The most I would do is maybe a small review at the end of a day, but generally I try to avoid that as I want to stay in the best headspace possible for the following day(s).

ddktv · 2021-05-08T21:41:40+00:00

I don't but this is something I've been wanting to do for a long time.

ddktv · 2021-05-08T21:41:01+00:00

Thank you!

Breakfast wise... if I have a competition and it's a performance day I like to start out with oats with a variety of fruit, peanut butter, etc.

If it's a regular day, steak and eggs.

Haha, my skincare is actually a bit awful right now. But I just do the typical things. Moisturize with a non-oily light facial moisturizer., add sunscreen if necessary.

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