Has anyone improved their game through meditation?

[Ryu24]

I lost in my last tournament because I didn’t meditate. Just rushed in without a gameplan or idea of how to approach.

[IglooBob]

it’s important to find a way to relax and center yourself before a big game

I recommend Asa Akira

related research: Meditate while I slam your wife - Asa Akira

[Dander]

Depends on your approach. Some would argue that meditation increases mental fortitude and hardiness (akin to constitution, I guess; D&D players please help me with the terms), which affects your ability to play.

Mental control is just as important as your ability to execute your game plan. If meditation bolsters your mental control then it’s definitely a tool you can use to become better.

Of course, this also means that the player them self must see the benefit of meditation and commit to practicing it as far as training the mind goes.

Either way, again, Dander, I think we’re both showing different shades of the same approach yet again.

Funny, this reminds of that time I went to fgc live and we were chatting about the matches that were happening and you brought up something that resonated with me, you asked me to agree but I reluctantly said “Yeah, just not on those terms”. I don’t know if you remember that but it’s definitely similar to what we encounter on here in our discussions. I want to say we mean the same things but the subtleties in the way each of us explains it just kind of steer the mind in different directions and I just can’t bring myself to give in to entirely because I need to be absolutely certain the words will explain it succinctly in their modest presentation.

It’s like when people say don’t get hit. Cool stuff man!

[Duralath]

Depends on your approach. Some would argue that meditation increases mental fortitude and hardiness (akin to constitution, I guess; D&D players please help me with the terms), which affects your ability to play.

Mental control is just as important as your ability to execute your game plan. If meditation bolsters your mental control then it’s definitely a tool you can use to become better.

Of course, this also means that the player them self must see the benefit of meditation and commit to practicing it as far as training the mind goes.

Either way, again, Dander, I think we’re both showing different shades of the same approach yet again.

Funny, this reminds of that time I went to fgc live and we were chatting about the matches that were happening and you brought up something that resonated with me, you asked me to agree but I reluctantly said “Yeah, just not on those terms”. I don’t know if you remember that but it’s definitely similar to what we encounter on here in our discussions. I want to say we mean the same things but the subtleties in the way each of us explains it just kind of steer the mind in different directions and I just can’t bring myself to give in to entirely because I need to be absolutely certain the words will explain it succinctly in their modest presentation.

It’s like when people say don’t get hit. Cool stuff man!

I don’t remember the exact conversation, but I definitely see your stance on it.

In situations like this, it’s refreshing to have a separate viewpoint since a different perspective prevents us from getting pidgeon-holed into one way of thinking.

[Tonyyy]

So you guys are telling that me that if I sit for long periods of time without thinking about 3s, I will come to be a better 3s player?

Sign me up!

I didn’t want to bump this thread but you know meditation is proven to help in many aspects of ones life. Many top CEO’s of big corporations for example meditate

also Phil Jackson who the coach/manager who lead the Bulls team with Jordan and the Lakers team with Kobe and Shaq made both his teams and himself meditate to help them focus on their tasks. Both teams with 3 championships in 3 consecutive years. The list can go on.

Meditation is a great way to clear your mind and focus on what you want to achieve in life. So don’t be so quick to mock it.

I do meditate but I can tell you right now it’s not substitute for exposure or experience. A lot of the guys on here are still in that whole low forward phase 3s players tend to get stuck in at about the 3 year mark.

What I wrote only sounds like it’s mocking because of how crazy it sounds. I guess that was my intent too.

I meditate before matches, sure, just like most players use that moment to hype themselves up but I don’t do it in some mindless effort to somehow have my brain trigger and wire itself appropriately. No, I meditate in order to be able to move back into a more serene state that doesn’t negate it’s surroundings. Instead it looks to stand within the environment and let it soak, while I’m doing something else.

There are inherent problems with that, not intrinsic but inherent, and one of the many problems actually comes with this new hype beast culture that the new gen games have brought with them. That’s the truft my niggah.

well yeah that is what meditating is supposed to be, to clear your mind and allow you to focus and view something you want to do with fresh eyes so to speak. if anyone thinks meditating will increase skill then I’m not sure…but it will allow you to focus on whatever task you may have at hand which in turn may increase skill

also what do you mean new hype beast culture, im interested/curious?

[Dander]

The people that turn those clutch moments for the players into moments for the audience to make a bunch of noise just because they happened to be there when the match got good. That’s only the latest form of it, anyway. But I also mean the culture that surrounds situations like a player winning through some anti-climactic means but still decide to start shouting and yelling like the players just did some insanely incredible and difficult thing when in fact they just tick grabbed.