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Intra-individual variability
Last year, when I was still playing fairly frequent online chess, I noticed that some days I would have performance of a complete beginner, according to the applied computer analysis, and an above expert level performance the next day. While generally sitting in the middle at the lower-intermediate level for a while, having the same…
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Test of determination – a journey to fulfill a dream
The short answer is; with baby steps that you make every single day.No matter if not in the mood, how sick you are, how busy the day is, you make at least one tiny step forward. Even if it’s just one short sentence a day.In the case of writing a book, that is. Disclaimer: This…
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“Constable 250” exhibition, Ipswich. A 10/10 experience!
It was a spectacular coincidence! We were visiting Suffolk for a specific event that we booked that is unrelated to art, and we were told that there is a Constable exhibition going on in Ipswich. And we were in time for no other than the “The Hay Wain: Walking Constable’s Landscape, 11 July – 4…
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The deterioration of Richard Dadd and what sped it up
I was introduced to this fantastic painter through the Schizophrenia book I put in my reviews in the Library page. This post will, however, focus on a specific thing rather than on the life of Richard Dadd. Here is a really good short documentary about him if you’re interested or never heard of him. Note,…
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Ally Pally turtles + gallery 22/07/2026
They changed the date now that it is over, but originally it was 21-28 July.So I accidentally saw this on “What’s on” a week prior and thought I would give it a look. Coincidentally, a mate messaged me on the day I was going to walk up there that there are turtles in the lake…