The Will to Keep Winning by DAIGO UMEHARA

Author:DAIGO UMEHARA [UMEHARA, DAIGO]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Shogakukan Inc.
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

　Distinguish between Goals and Objectives

　To keep your effort at sustainable levels, don't confuse short-term objectives with your long-term goals.

　In competitive gaming, participating in a tournament is a good objective, but a tournament victory is a poor goal. In my case, at least, I've never done well in tournaments I entered just to win.

　A friend invited me to a tournament when I was contemplating quitting games in the wake of the Capcom tournament debacle. My heart wasn't really in it, but it had a big-money prize and all the games were ones that I played, so I decided to enter. I was only in it for the win.

　It was another disaster. I was only after the prize, so I was playing not to lose. I was furthermore mentally drained, inhibiting instinctual play─when opponents came at me with everything, I wasn't confident enough to react appropriately.

　Pride in your efforts rewards you with confidence to match. As I found out, however, focusing on the prize lowers your drive for the game. Lesson learned: don't misjudge your goals.

　Tournaments are a playground for people who practice for growth. It's where they show off their achievements. Once I made that realization, I finally started making continued growth my goal, rather than winning. Games enrich my life by allowing me to grow as an individual, and that's what motivates me to keep on going.

　Of course, there's nothing wrong with winning a tournament or achieving a certain result as an objective. Objectives can be a good short-term motivation that draws out your potential. Get overly obsessed with that objective and let it become your goal, however, and you'll stop producing and lose the will to continue.

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