Chapter 20 - Playing Chess and Speed Thinking
Chess is a game of creating opportunities and seizing those moments to your advantage. Each move you make or do not make can change the outcome of the game at the drop of a hat. Speed chess requires you to think fast on your feet while playing. This can put considerable amounts of pressure on your brain to succeed at a fast pace. Chess is very beneficial to your brain because of eyesight training. When you are moving your eyes back and forth rapidly to process the multiple possible moves that you are making, this can help increase speed thinking as well as speed learning. Getting used to diverting your eyes back and forth rapidly to check potential moves while analyzing existing moves will help you speed learn better. When you have quick reflexes from playing chess to execute anytime you want, this will go a long way in developing learning skills.
Another skill being put to the test is memorization. After playing …show more content…
It featured a group of high school students from all over the U.S. competing in a national event. They would rapidly deliver their debates so quickly that you could not understand the words coming out of their mouths. It sounded like mumbo jumbo, but you have to listen very closely to understand all of it and have the mindset for it. You brain waves has to operate on a higher frequency to fully understand these rapidly delivered concepts. I thought to myself that it would be really cool if I could try that with my reading exercises. So I read out loud very quickly, and sure it enough it worked for me. Now I do this all the time. When I recorded myself on tape, all I heard was mumbo jumbo but my brain understood it. I knew exactly what I was saying for each word. This method is great for increasing learning speed. When your brain hears the sounds of your voice while reading out loud, the attention goes up. Reading is not as boring as it once
Chess is a game of creating opportunities and seizing those moments to your advantage. Each move you make or do not make can change the outcome of the game at the drop of a hat. Speed chess requires you to think fast on your feet while playing. This can put considerable amounts of pressure on your brain to succeed at a fast pace. Chess is very beneficial to your brain because of eyesight training. When you are moving your eyes back and forth rapidly to process the multiple possible moves that you are making, this can help increase speed thinking as well as speed learning. Getting used to diverting your eyes back and forth rapidly to check potential moves while analyzing existing moves will help you speed learn better. When you have quick reflexes from playing chess to execute anytime you want, this will go a long way in developing learning skills.
Another skill being put to the test is memorization. After playing …show more content…
It featured a group of high school students from all over the U.S. competing in a national event. They would rapidly deliver their debates so quickly that you could not understand the words coming out of their mouths. It sounded like mumbo jumbo, but you have to listen very closely to understand all of it and have the mindset for it. You brain waves has to operate on a higher frequency to fully understand these rapidly delivered concepts. I thought to myself that it would be really cool if I could try that with my reading exercises. So I read out loud very quickly, and sure it enough it worked for me. Now I do this all the time. When I recorded myself on tape, all I heard was mumbo jumbo but my brain understood it. I knew exactly what I was saying for each word. This method is great for increasing learning speed. When your brain hears the sounds of your voice while reading out loud, the attention goes up. Reading is not as boring as it once