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Path: MentalityPath · Prev: FightingSpirit · Next: GoodHabits Fear comes in many shapes and faces.
Fear is an emotion. Emotions are an important key in human intelligence. So, fear is not to be ruled out from our mental processes. However, too often fear replaces sound judgment or analysis. Fear is probably our worst inspiration when playing Go. Rarely do I let pass a player's comment starting with "I was afraid that ..." without criticism. --Dieter This is probably just a question of how you define fear but I think that when you become experienced in the game, you develop a "sense of danger" which is, in my view, similar to fear. For instance, strong players won't hesitate to play a honte move to eliminate aji even when there is nothing working directly. --AlainWettach NB that in British English the phrase 'I'm afraid that ...' (for example '...you have just filled a liberty you really needed') is the standard way of not genuinely apologising. Charles Matthews Can I add "fear of sabaki" ? This is often the reason for slow moves. lezogzog See also: Safety Play Path: MentalityPath · Prev: FightingSpirit · Next: GoodHabits This is a copy of the living page "Fear" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |