These are just my own notes for reaching Peak Competitive Potential.
Long Term Development
- Do daily tsumego
- Get regular exercise
- Eat healthy
Short Term Preparation
- Eat well
- Sleep well
- Clip fingernails
- Take vitamins
- Caffeinate
- Stretch
- Drink water
- Minimize distractions
- Put on clean socks
- Set medium time controls
Closing comment: Preparing all of the above is not required for playing Ranked games. Just do a little and play, play, play. Just play! Do it! It’s go! Yay!
How do you prepare to play?