Improve Your Life by Playing a Game
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Improve Your Life by Playing a Game
Richard James has reviewed
Improve Your Life by Playing a Game
by WGM Jana Krivec from Thinker's Publishing
Improve Your Life by Playing a Game
by WGM Jana Krivec from Thinker's Publishing
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Re: Improve Your Life by Playing a Game
Isn't there a thread somewhere about chess-related academic theses?Jana Krivec graduated from the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Ljubljana in 2004, where she successfully defended her doctoral thesis entitled “Cognitive Information Processing: the Case of Chess” in 2011.
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Re: Improve Your Life by Playing a Game
Ah, a bad review finally!
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Re: Improve Your Life by Playing a Game
I was intrigued by,
"Chapter 6, Theories and Studies on Benefits of Chess’, moves into rather different territory. We learn about chess and education, and about chess and health problems, though I for one would raise a very strong objection to describing ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder as health problems."
Does this mean, "ADHD and ASD are imaginary"? (or something else?)
"Chapter 6, Theories and Studies on Benefits of Chess’, moves into rather different territory. We learn about chess and education, and about chess and health problems, though I for one would raise a very strong objection to describing ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder as health problems."
Does this mean, "ADHD and ASD are imaginary"? (or something else?)
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Re: Improve Your Life by Playing a Game
Did you mean that the review was "bad" or something else?
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Re: Improve Your Life by Playing a Game
No, rather that this review is the first in a while that says "we don't recommend this" (though maybe I am misremembering)
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Re: Improve Your Life by Playing a Game
It's rather like describing homosexuality and left-handedness as "health problems", isn't it? None of these things are illnesses which can be "cured", although all have been regarded as such within the last 100 years and some people still so regard at least one of them.Kevin Thurlow wrote: ↑Sat Apr 17, 2021 4:39 pmI was intrigued by,
"Chapter 6, Theories and Studies on Benefits of Chess’, moves into rather different territory. We learn about chess and education, and about chess and health problems, though I for one would raise a very strong objection to describing ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder as health problems."
Does this mean, "ADHD and ASD are imaginary"? (or something else?)
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Re: Improve Your Life by Playing a Game
I trust you saw I mentioned you in the review, Justin. Thanks for your (unwitting) help.JustinHorton wrote: ↑Sat Apr 17, 2021 11:53 amIsn't there a thread somewhere about chess-related academic theses?Jana Krivec graduated from the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Ljubljana in 2004, where she successfully defended her doctoral thesis entitled “Cognitive Information Processing: the Case of Chess” in 2011.
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Indeed. They're certainly not imaginary (and I have written elsewhere about chess in relation to both conditions), but neither are they either physical or mental health problems.David Sedgwick wrote: ↑Sat Apr 17, 2021 6:03 pmIt's rather like describing homosexuality and left-handedness as "health problems", isn't it? None of these things are illnesses which can be "cured", although all have been regarded as such within the last 100 years and some people so regard at least one of them.Kevin Thurlow wrote: ↑Sat Apr 17, 2021 4:39 pmI was intrigued by,
"Chapter 6, Theories and Studies on Benefits of Chess’, moves into rather different territory. We learn about chess and education, and about chess and health problems, though I for one would raise a very strong objection to describing ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder as health problems."
Does this mean, "ADHD and ASD are imaginary"? (or something else?)
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Re: Improve Your Life by Playing a Game
I will confess to being fairly selective in the publishers chosen to review.Matt Mackenzie wrote: ↑Sat Apr 17, 2021 6:03 pmNo, rather that this review is the first in a while that says "we don't recommend this" (though maybe I am misremembering)
There are publishers whose bar is, on average, low. There are titles appearing as ebook offerings only that are truly dreadful. There are titles which are blatant thefts of out-of-print titles with no credit whatsoever to the books stolen from. Edward Winter has identified many of these.
Dealing only with highly respected publishers does have drawbacks but not that many!
Even for the top publishers one will occasionally "slip through the net".
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Re: Improve Your Life by Playing a Game
"It's rather like describing homosexuality and left-handedness as "health problems", isn't it? None of these things are illnesses which can be "cured", although all have been regarded as such within the last 100 years and some people so regard at least one of them.
Indeed. They're certainly not imaginary (and I have written elsewhere about chess in relation to both conditions), but neither are they either physical or mental health problems."
Thanks both - yes I did wonder if that's what you meant. An uncle of mine was caned for writing left-handedly at school, so he soon learnt to only do it when teachers weren't looking. You could argue that didn't help his health... Severe autism and ADHD are problems, and ADHD is often treated with strong drugs, so some people clearly think it is medical. (Or maybe it's more convenient for others...)
Indeed. They're certainly not imaginary (and I have written elsewhere about chess in relation to both conditions), but neither are they either physical or mental health problems."
Thanks both - yes I did wonder if that's what you meant. An uncle of mine was caned for writing left-handedly at school, so he soon learnt to only do it when teachers weren't looking. You could argue that didn't help his health... Severe autism and ADHD are problems, and ADHD is often treated with strong drugs, so some people clearly think it is medical. (Or maybe it's more convenient for others...)