Top chess players know their next move within seconds.
Even though chess games have billions of possible positions.
See, chess Grandmasters are the kings and queens of decision making.
(apart from Grandmasters who conceal cheating devices up their backsides)
Grandmasters sift through all the possibilities and still make great decisions. In seconds.
That’s why they’re Grandmasters.
They see a position and just “know” the right move. They don’t need to analyse.
Sure, if there’s time on the clock they’ll calculate variations to back up their
hunch.
But if they’re playing a blitz game and they only have seconds, they’ll go with their gut. They don’t have a choice.
So how do Grandmasters know the right moves so quickly?
It all comes down to this…
Top chess
players play the game from a very young age.
They’ve got thousands of blitz games under their belt…
They’ve studied classic games from the old school chess legends…
And they’ve
spent years learning openings, middle-games and end-games.
So when they’re playing a game, they might not have seen the position before.
But they’ve probably seen something similar. The patterns are familiar.
They’re tapping into knowledge built up over many years. And they can “feel” what the next move is.
It doesn’t matter if it’s a cheeky waiting move…
A tactical regrouping…
Or a spectacular Queen sacrifice.
They know the move they need to make.
You might have a similar feeling deep down about something too.
A feeling that you know the right course of action, even though you haven’t acted on it yet.
Like having a difficult conversation about a pay-rise…
Or researching other career paths…
Or taking the plunge and changing jobs.
Whatever it is – if you do have a feeling, it’s likely to be based on learnings from previous experiences.
My advice?
Pay attention to this feeling.
Sure, it’s worth working through the variations and options available…
But don’t ignore your gut and intuition.
Because often you already know what your next move should be.
That’s my two pennies’ worth.
Enjoy your Monday.
- Tom
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