October Process Evaluation

OCTOBER GOALS:

SELF CARE (excluding routine, which goes without saying at this point)
1. Exercise schedule – M/W/F lifts, T/R cardio. On T/R, do longer meditations after getting home.
2. Maintain exercise log as an accountability measure.
3. Result mini goal: Complete a tournament visualization exercise before NChiSU.

I think I could do better on 1; I skip cardio too much. Even 15 minutes would be okay; it's just about habituation. Weirdly enough my routine has been the one to fall by the wayside .__. My schedule keeps getting messed up by bad bed times and then I don't have the discipline to do the full thing (though I started to do it partially near the end of the month).
I managed to do 3 but not well enough/to my liking, so I'll do it for a different event in November.

TOURNAMENTS
1. Attend both RoMs, two Fella Fridays and NChiSU.
2. Identify three performance issues after every event, and include those in my practice/study.
3. Result mini goal: Via $10 money match or tournament, get at least 2 Ws on PR members by NChiSU (inclusive).
4. Process goal: Hit B average in preparation, execution or tilt at end of month.

I met the attendance goals. Proud that I managed to attend and not enter both RoMs.
I identified performance issues but they were too numerous in the case of Fella Fridays. I also didn't do it very well after NChiSU.
Didn't manage to achieve my result goal :(
I had good scores this month for tilt, yay! Next month I should focus on...preparation.

SOLO PRACTICE
1. Have physical contact with the game every day. Even 10-15 minutes before bed is sufficient, so long as it’s very focused.
2. Implement new practice model (analytical + instinctual).
3. Result mini goal: Become competent at grabbing no-tech getup.

I didn't accomplish any of these because I didn't solo practice enough :( Fudge!!! I let myself get caught in the interaction trap, lol.
I think the analytical + instinctual thing works but I need to have the discipline to see it through and practice it a lot.
Let's try to solo practice in the mornings at least.

VOD ANALYSIS
1. Minimum 30 minutes of study every other day. Study videos however I want, just make sure to do it
2. Write down testable/practiceable take-aways after every viewing session.
3. Result mini goal: fill 5 pages front + back in notebook before NChiSU.

Good news: I have lots of journal pages of testing items and I viewed videos fairly regularly.
Bad news: Much of the viewings were fairly unstructured, and I haven't cleared many of the pages/tested them.

SESSIONS
1. Play one session a week, netplay or otherwise.
2. Refer to notebook every time I take a water break (should be taking lots of water breaks; one every five friendlies).
3. Figure out how I feel when I’m playing well at a session or I’m learning a lot, in every way — emotions, body, resilience, breathing, etc.

1 definitely happened; in-person sessions have been ramping up (once a week). I think I should assume that I'll be able to play humans at least once a week from here on out and only use netplay for targeted matchup practice.
2 and 3 did NOT happen. I don't value water breaks enough, and I get too caught up in just mechanics rather than 'my condition'.

OVERALL, I think my results really stagnated for this month when I entered, and it's a reflection in my lack of discipline when it comes to training. I liked that in the middle of the month I tried to self-assess to put myself back on track. Keeping that in mind, I should self-assess every week and move closer to my goals each week, viewing it as more incremental.

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November Goals:

SELF CARE
1. Exercise schedule – M/W/F lifts, T/R cardio. Get at least one cardio and two lift days every week.
2. Do the routine every day, even if it's not complete.
3. Result mini goal: Complete a tournament visualization exercise before a Fella Fridays.

TOURNAMENTS
1. Attend both RoMs, two Fella Fridays and UNChi.
2. After every event, consolidate info into three performance issues, and include those in my practice/study. Can be as simple as executional items.
3. Result mini goal: Via $10 money match or tournament, get at least 2 Ws on PR members by pre-Thanksgiving FF.
4. Process goal: Hit B average in preparation or execution.

SOLO PRACTICE
1. Have physical contact with the game every day. Even 10-15 minutes before bed is sufficient, so long as it’s very focused.
2. Implement new practice model (analytical + instinctual).
3. Result mini goal: Become competent at grabbing no-tech getup OR get consistent 8f ledgedashes.
4. Process goal: Self-assess regarding solo practice at the end of every week.

VOD ANALYSIS:
1. Minimum 30 minutes of study every other day. Study videos however I want, just make sure to do it
2. Consolidate info into at least one testing item every week.
3. Process goal: before every analysis session, do a viewing of relevant games. From that viewing, determine goal of analysis, then assess usefulness of goal and discipline of analysis afterwards.

SESSIONS:
1. Have one ladder day, one netplay session day and one offline session day.
1a. SUPER GOAL: On offline session days, actually obey my alarm(s). Self control/discipline thing.
2. Take a water break every five friendlies.
2a. SUPER GOAL: Check notebook during water breaks.
3. Pick one aspect of my condition to evaluate during every session - emotions, body tension, resilience, breathing, focus - and self-assess.
3a. SUPER GOAL: By end of month, understand *in writing* what it's like when I'm feeling good about my play/learning.