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I can't count the number of stupid, idiot moves I've made online that I would NEVER make in real life. The reason is that I sometimes leave my hand on the mouse when I play. Doing so greatly increases the liklihood of impulsive vulgar moves.

Think of it this way -- touching the mouse is like reaching into the bowl of stones. And since the good habit is: "don't take a stone from the bowl until your move is decided," the same is true for the mouse.

-- Scartol


2002.08.27

Should the page be titled "Don't Leave Your Hand On the Mouse" in that case? -- Remillard

Scartol: If there were a section in GoodHabits for Internet habits, then yes. But insofar as there are only BadHabits that relate to the Internet, it's phrased as is.

ChessWhiz: Actually, IMHO, it should be called "Leaving your hand on the mouse". That way it doesn't sound so much like command. It sounds more like a bad habit, which is what it should be, right?

2002.08.28

Actually I do tend to leave my hand on the mouse on KGS, because the client will put a little shadow of my piece there and sometimes it makes it easier to see implications of connections, liberties and such. Of course, I'm also very much a beginner, so I haven't quite got the entire visualization thing down. -- Remillard



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