A Question For My Self-development.

[Marks199]

Hello people I wanted to ask you if I play chess and sometimes when I play too much I become anxious how can I decrease anxiety because chess also makes me good for taking decisions but it increases a lot my IQ and at the same time self confidence. Could you tell me for how long should I play chess daily? How many times should I meditate? How many times should I visualize ?

[ElvisN]

@Ivansmarks Hey

 

An important step in your self development would be to start relying on yourself to make such decisions.

The fact that you're developed shows that you're becoming increasingly mature and this means that you're also becoming more self reliant.

And to be self reliant is to be able to make decisions for yourself.

If you know the benefits of visualization and meditation and why they work well, you should have natural motivation to pursue them, because you understand their importance. Based on the circumstances of your life, and based on the benefits of these activities, and based on how sustainable it will be, what amounts of time and frequency will be best? Ask yourself this and think of the answer.

I'm not saying you shouldn't ask for advice. No, ask for it. But when receiving it, use your own independent judgment.

Here's my advice:

Meditate daily and maintain the habit for years. If you maintain this long term focus, over time the structure of your brain is literally going to change and you will receive permanent changes. The functioning of your brain will have improved.

It is important to commit to doing it every day no matter what. By doing this, you'll give your brain no leeway for making excuses and you'll be far less likely to quit.

If you're not meditating presently, you can start at even 5 minutes. I think this is far better than starting with an hour or even half an hour, because you won't be used to it and are more likely to quit. Do 5 minutes every day for a week, then when you feel more comfortable, increase it a notch to 10 minutes the next week. The third week make it 15 minutes. If in the fourth week you're still not totally comfortable with 15 minutes, maintain it. In the fifth week, increase to 20 mins. At one point you'll hit a stop, perhaps at 30, 45 or 60 minutes, depending on your goals.

As for your chess, I think there's nothing wrong with that. But remember, use your own judgment and think for yourself. You should be able to decide whether or not it's good for you. I think that if chess is increasing your self confidence you should definitely continue playing it. Having something in which you are better than most others can give you stronger self confidence.

Hope this helped

Best of luck,

Vishal

Edited June 3, 2016 by Vishal

[Marks199]

Thanks

Look this http://www.chessity.com/blog/431/The_Benefits_of_Chess

Edited June 3, 2016 by Ivansmarks

[ElvisN]

I think exercising cognitive abilities is my favorite one