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Archive for January, 2009

Don’t Get Comfortable

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

How do I get better? That’s the question students ask more often than any other question. And then wait with bated breath, expecting me to reveal the secret move or idea that will guarantee good results. They know there’s a simple secret that will win game after game for them.
And my answer always disappoints.