Reality Check: What the Ancient Game of Chess Can Teach You About Success in Modern Competitive Settings
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (752 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B073Z7FJNJ |
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| Number of Pages | : | 158 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A tantalizing read The author delves deeper and wider into various connections between chess and real-world decision making than I've yet seen. Upon finishing the book, I'm left with a number of points to continue considering along with specific ideas for areas I should consider improving upon going forward. Would recommend to chess playing friends and non-chess playing friends alike due to the number of ideas I find relevant and relatable.. Highly recommended! Sayan Rooted in the author's experiences in the worlds of chess and law, this book speaks to the reality of balancing multiple interests and living in different worlds true of all our lives. The book unlocks from the world of chess fresh lessons in the old topics of strategy, rational thinking, and cultural pressures, making them accessible and interesting whether you are from the world of chess or not.Highly recommended!
Women’s Chess Champion, top female poker player, author of Chess Bitch. It’s that kind of book." —Bruce Pandolfini, World-Renowned Chess Teacher, author of Every Move Must Have a Purpose: Strategies from Chess for Business and Life“Drawing on her unique perspective as someone who has achieved an objective level of "mastery" in more than one field, Alisa Melekhina has produced an important expose of the absurdity of many of the "moves" that we make and the cultural/societal and cognitive biases that all people − "players" − are subject to. (internationally-ranked chess master) offers an intimate insight into the thought process of a chess master, and converts that thought process into a framework for success.Without the typical dumbing down of self-help books, Reality Check introduces a sophisticated, philosophical discussion of high-level existential questions, paired with concrete, strategic advice. The chess diagrams are used as visual aids to support the discussed principles, and the underlying chess concepts are explained in simple terms. I soon found out that I had entered the realm of an innovative thinker. I read it one time t