Identifying strategies and strategy changes

Analyzing games is helpful, but one thing I think a lot of people do that looks like analysis but could actually be harmful is to review the game and ask themselves, "what could I have done differently?" Just because you lost, doesn't mean that you did something wrong - you could have chosen the strategy with the highest winning percentage, and just had something not break your way. Asking
what you could have done differently is a great way to occasionally convince yourself that the correct line you took in a game is worse than the one that actually would have won, and you'll start to associate negative outcomes to correct patterns of thinking.

My Hall of Fame Ballot for 2016

I crossed the pro point threshold to have a Hall of Fame vote again, and I am very excited about it. I always love reading about other peoples' ballots, and I'm so happy to contribute my thoughts about mine.