The title says it all. We all know that there is destined to be a winner and a loser in every match, but the the things we do in the match, the cards we put in the deck, the characters / colors we choose to run all meld into that outcome. You may be thinking “But HonestlySarcastc, my opponent “god rolled” me and there was nothing I could do about it, but is that really true? Did you decide to not run Sound the Alarm for those times? Did you immediately give up, because one of your characters got taken out in Round 1 when you could’ve clawed back? For the most part, only you know why you made the choices you made and it is on you to reflect on those decisions. We don’t always learn something when we win, but there is usually a lesson in a loss.

In the following V-Log(s), I talk about losing my Top 32 match in Season 4 of the TTS Destiny League, the near sleepless night that came thereafter and about being upset with myself. Two parts due to a work call.

Here is the fantastic losing smart article by my compadre Bobby Sapphire that I talked about in the video. I’d assume that most of you have read it by now, but linked it again just in case.

Silver Linings

So i had an entire “Practice” and Allen Iverson thing going in my head for today, but during my research for some good quotes on the mental aspect of gaming and losing, i ran into pure GOLD!!! This first image is from 3 different segments and aren’t in response to each other.

The three excerpts above are a great set of explanation of outlooks for varying situations in regards to what to do after said loss, winning / losing smart, and that there are times where we can’t do anything even though there might have been.

Golden Words to Game By

Now you’ll be reading some pretty lengthy excerpts by a gentleman that is presumably a Sports Psychologist (he didn’t say those exact words, but easy to infer). I left out the exchange from the other person due to spacing concerns and that he often addresses it, but you can find all of these excerpts from this reddit thread that i happened upon if you want to read all of it.

For the most part I’ve been of a similar mindset that Swill explains, but I would’ve never been able to explain it as methodically as he has done. A loss due to mistakes is mind shattering and it is very hard to cope with, but in the grand scheme of things, there will always be another chance and we have to put our best effort and move forward so that we can grow. I will now go and pick up the shattered remnants of my being and try to listen to my own advice and play better! Hyperloop OUT!

~HonestlySarcastc

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