Maintaining Psychological Momentum 

First dating advice, now psychology? Cool

damn no music at the end he is really locked in

My coach in high school called focusing “dialing in”, or staying “dialed in”. I like it because it brings to my mind images of something being wound up, or a spring being compressed. It requires energy, but the energy put in is stored for later, when it can be applied in a controlled and useful manner.

its not over till its over

I’m currently in a 17 game losing streak and I wasn’t sure why until this video. I get tilted and while playing, I’m in the mindset that “it’s just s+0” or “it’s just 1550 power, this should be easy for me.” I need to get out of that to actually win my games.

My first ever tournament I didn’t win a set. It made me want to win even more next time

I love the pitch back screen for the start of the video, I have Aphantasia so I get a whole lot of nothing here 💖💖💖

this has gotta be one of my favorite Squid School vids of all time

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This is why you need to take into account that there's still another game in a set into "did you win?" If you won that game but lost the set, then while that was a hype game, you overall didn't win. This is the thought process I've worked on in games In-general, although that's with me also not having high self esteem for my skill level, so I always feel like an underdog when playing PvP in any game. If anything I've had a harder time keeping that psychological flow in Single Player games like Side Order Hackless because at a certain point I know I can do it, but I didn't that run, and it annoys me so much

who pressed the mute button I need my daily dose of ending music

love you got kyo in the thumbnail after bashing him at riptide for trashtalk very cool!

This came in just the other day for me during Zones Weekly. My team ended up reverse sweeping our opponents round 1 in a pretty decent upset considering I'd never won a set before ever in anything (low-level and relatively new to comp). I remember next round I felt super confident, like we could actually end up getting a good result... until we got destroyed. Luckily it was Swiss-Style so we still got to play, and the rest of the matches we played with better discipline, but overconfidence (especially with the risk of getting your confidence crushed so decisively) is definitely one of the most dangerous feelings to get mid-tourney.

My hype meter always starts at a middle level, with me thinking i can at least win a game, then i lose one game but did great in my eyes that was a great game, but i win but my team carried and i get upset. At the end of the day i always am left on no hype

Moonlight didn't lock in

The one thing I need to work on when partaking in tournaments is the ability to maintain my expectations, no matter the results. I remember participating in a freelancer tourney and I ended up in last place three times in a row, which dampened my confidence, resulting in lower expectations.

Great video! I need to watch this every day before I play. I am very new, find myself doing All the bad things you talked about 😂 This is gonna help me a lot

A single battle won does not constitute a war victory. No relief, stay at the top of the game instead of feeling like you are. Do your best, but prepare for the worst. Alex Thatch had the goal of reaching 10 million points in NES Tetris. When he reached that goal, he pushed beyond it, until he reached a milestone that eas nearly impossible to beat, for now. Strive for that same mentality. While accomplishing just enough can feel satisfying (and i know that expecting perfection from yourself at everything is a terrible mindset too), you're never going to accomplish anything by keeping yourself to that standard.

Nice vid gem- I needed this

Thanks for the advice teacher, I will use this in my pokimanz tourneys to never let my guard down

2:51 RUI KAMISHIRO???

LOCK IN🤫🧏‍♂️

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