tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10274459.post9173730655071749065..comments2024-02-14T11:12:19.063+02:00Comments on Contrary to Authority: Go UpdateTristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05725834166480146817noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10274459.post-35205812943663074272007-08-24T15:01:00.000+02:002007-08-24T15:01:00.000+02:00Hi Chris,I think it was more the effort required t...Hi Chris,<BR/><BR/>I think it was more the effort required to get to 1-dan than the actual attainment of the rank. Studying, playing lots, tournaments, etc.. In South Africa, the general level of play isn't that strong so it does require extra effort to reach dan (the circumstances aren't optimal). Somewhere along the way, I kind of forgot why I was playing in the first place. Getting to dan gave me a moment to reflect about what i was doing.<BR/><BR/>Was it worth it? Hell yes. Go is great training for the brain, and, you know what, I still get a kick out of saying I'm 1 dan.Tristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05725834166480146817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10274459.post-82355954238041830742007-08-23T15:35:00.000+02:002007-08-23T15:35:00.000+02:00Was the attainment of the 1dan objective after yea...Was the attainment of the 1dan objective after years of effort a major factor? I am wondering myself whether if/when I attain 1dan I will also largely abandon the game. Obviously this relates to the whole debate about playing the game for enjoyment vs playing the game to achieve some fundamentally arbitrary rank (the two goals are, of course, not totally different).<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, if it liberates you from an excessively all-consuming obsession, perhaps its a good thing, and just as well.quantumfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03204551830801232487noreply@blogger.com