Author: Uri Blass
Date: 02:46:12 05/15/02
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On May 15, 2002 at 04:19:21, José Carlos wrote: >On May 15, 2002 at 03:52:55, Uri Blass wrote: > >>On May 15, 2002 at 03:42:10, José Carlos wrote: >> >>>On May 15, 2002 at 01:11:23, Uri Blass wrote: >>> >>>>On May 15, 2002 at 00:52:20, Uri Blass wrote: >>>> >>>>>On May 14, 2002 at 20:13:17, Keith Ian Price wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>"I have a PhD in psychology. I specialize in 'cognitive' and >>>>>>'cognitive/behaviorism'. A loss of concentration is due to being tired, >>>>>>fatigued or exhausted or stress by definition." >>>>>> >>>>>>He said it was due to stress (pressure), not to being tired. You don't seem to >>>>>>be disagreeing in your statement (note the words "or stress" that you added). >>>>>>Therefore, Mogens and Martin were right, and you were wrong when you made the >>>>>>following statement: "A loss of concentration is "tired" or "exhausted", that is >>>>>>a psychological fact." >>>>>>Also, the disrespect began with your statement, "As usual Mogen, you are wrong:" >>>>>> >>>>>>I don't find anyone on this board to be "ususally" wrong. >>>>>> >>>>>>kp >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Mogen started the disrespect. >>>>> >>>>>He could say he disagree but saying that there is no evidence in the text for >>>>>his claim is wrong. >>>>> >>>>>losing concentration is some evidence for being tired. >>>>> >>>>>You can claim that it is not a convincing evidence because it can be result of >>>>>other things but I agree with the interpretation that smirin was tired. >>>>> >>>>>Smirin never thought that the computers were weak so I see no reason for him to >>>>>lose concentration if being concentrated is something very easy for him to do. >>>>> >>>>>People who are more tired find it more hard to concentrate. >>>>>It does not mean that it is impossible for them to concentrate so saying that >>>>>smirin did not concentrate because of wrong evauation of the position as easy >>>>>draw may be correct but it is only one of the reasons. >>>>> >>>>>Uri >>>> >>>>I can add that losing concentration was not the only evidence >>>> >>>>"Well, even though we played only four games per week, which helped me to pull >>>>myself together between the games, it wasn’t so easy psychologically. As a >>>>result, I lost concentration a few times during the match and it cost me at >>>>least 0.5 point " >>>> >>>> >>>>Smirin said that inspite of playing only 4 games per week he did not succeed in >>>>not losing concentration. >>>> >>>>It is clear that his target was to be concentrated and he did not succeed in it. >>>> >>>>What can be the reason except being tired? >>> >>> He said it and you posted it: "it wasn’t so easy psychologically". Why then do >>>you make another guess? >> >>I see no contradiction. >> >>Something is not easy psychologically when you are tired. >>When you are not tired things are more easy. > > Ok, so you sleep 14 hours. Sure you're not tired. Then you find that your son >has been killed and your wife has gone with your best friend. And also your >house is burning. But as you're not tired, the situation is psycologically easy, >right? > > José C. No I did not think about personal problems and the reasons that smirin lost concentration were not personal problems. Uri
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