Life, like chess...

Hi Barbara Todaro ... And to become 2nd nature takes practice practice ;O)

Thanks Beth Atalay ... indeed, it's true, keep that thinking cap on and running!

Agreed Patricia Feager ... And a great thought you have and one I have thought about often, as a teacher... We need to teach strategy to kids, early in their life, so they get good at it when they enter into life after school. Thanks!

Thanks Grant Schneider ... Love games like chess that parallel life and give us a construct to deal with life's intricacies... 

Hi Kristin Johnston, Waukesha County Realtor 414-254-6647 ... Thanks! It was a fun post to write!

Hi Sam Shueh ... It's true... But like Michael Jackson said, "You gotta be bad before you can be good!" It took me a good couple of years before I had enough experience to feel I was any good at all... I kept playing the person and fell for the psychology and wit of the player and lost my focus on the actual board. Playing that electronic Chess Challenger really helped me a lot, actually. I'd lose more times than not, especially at the higher levels, but it was private and saved me a lot of embarrassment.  

Hi Karen Fiddler, Broker/Owner ... Thanks! Like chess, like traffic! ;O) I remember driving up from San Diego with my son and we hit rush hour in Los Angeles... Oh my! It was totally #10! 

Thanks Bob... Robert Vegas Bob Swetz !! And thanks for the feature!!

Hi Sheri Sperry - MCNE ... Thanks! Chess was a wonderful life lesson for me. It's probably responsible for me becoming a much more well rounded student! And being a composer, I really learned a lot through chess about moving forward with strategy, and process.

Thanks Lyn Sims ! You bet ;O)

Thanks Norma Toering Broker for Palos Verdes and Beach Cities ... !!

Thanks Marte Cliff ... They are kind of universal in my book. Like Spock, I think about logic, but I'm a Picses, and my logic often comes from emotion, how I feel at the time, and resonates around music. I hear, sense, logic, I'm not a scientist per say that only makes decisions via the lab and big data. Simple truths rule in my book, then go as deep as you will... Thank you for your input. It's valued! And thanks for stopping by!