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What I Learned from Chess - James Altucher

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Chess got me a girlfriend, it got me into college, it got me into graduate school, it got me my first job, it helped me raise money, it got my company sold, and it opens doors when previously they seemed locked to everyone around me. But all of that is superficial. Where it really helped …

Chess got me a girlfriend, it got me into college, it got me into graduate school, it got me my first job, it helped me raise money, it got my company sold, and it opens doors when previously they seemed locked to everyone around me. But all of that is superficial. Where it really helped me, where any activity that you devote your heart to for years at a time, is the following: A) It taught me how to learn . Many people play chess for years and never get better. I have one friend I see about once every five years. He loves chess but has never once studied the game. He still plays the same move

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