So while playing chess with a friend yesterday I had to analyze something I was not necessarily ready to consider. Do we as people play chess (or games in general) like we come at life? I believe so. For me in particular I play chess as well as most other games fairly defensively. I plan ahead and protect first rather than being the aggressor, while letting my offensive plan slowly come into play, and when the moment is just right I strike. If I have to sacrifice a piece for the betterment of the whole picture so be it, but it will be with much remorse. I come at life in very much the same manner. I do things methodically with lots of careful consideration making sure that every decision I make will bring me that least amount of harm and put me in the situation with the least amount of risk while I plan out my big moves and set myself up for big picture decisions. I think that to an extent everyone must be this way. It only makes sense that you would put lots of yourself into your gaming strategy if your aggressive, overly complex, or passive in life you'll be these things in games. This is certainly a thing to consider when facing your next opponent in anything and probably something to consider when your looking to learn more about yourself. It's easy to overlook your style and habits when doing a self-reflection or analyzation, but it's harder to hide who you are from someone else let alone yourself in something so basic and instinctual as a game, and isn't it when we are stripped down to our basic instincts that we learn the most about ourselves...
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