On chess: New year, new chess resolution

[Sherman A1]

Less than 8% of people actually stick to their New Year’s resolutions, according to some estimates, yet millions of Americans continue to set goals with high hopes of a better year ahead. No matter what you want to accomplish in chess for 2022, it's all about sticking to your goals. Before you set your own goals, it’s important to remember a few tips:

Keep it simple. Your chances of sticking with a resolution are much greater if the resolution is a simple one.
Make it measurable. "What is measured is managed." Don't set resolutions that are hard to track.
Be positive. Don't give up if you miss a day. Celebrate the progress you've made, press reset, and start over.

With that, here are a variety of resolutions to consider: https://news.stlpublicradio.org/2022-01-10/on-chess-new-year-new-chess-resolution

[Binkie The Clown]

1. Thanks for that.

I haven't played (Chess.com) since May of last year. It's so easy to get discouraged when you study hard and play game after game, year after year, and never see your rating budge. (Truth to tell, I played live USCF tournaments back in the 70s, and my online rating now is almost exactly what my live rating was 50 years ago.)

Your post has almost encouraged me to try again.

[Sherman A1]

2. My pleasure!

I am a very casual, very infrequent and very bad chess player myself. Never tried to get into the rating thing as I never was that good or that dedicated.

[romana]

3. Relaxes me

I've had the chess bug off and on for years. For the last couple of months I've been very casually studying and playing bots. I'm a god-awful player but I find I really enjoy solving chess puzzles and learning chess theory. It's a relaxing diversion for my mind to engage in.

Lately I've been doing some of the free courses at chessable.com, which are fun.