Things I Found | Learning Chess at 40 Edition
Hello,
Welcome (back) to Things I Found, a newsletter that celebrates the random, the interesting, the useful, the informative, the beautiful, the funny, the sometimes difficult - and everything in between.
2021 is already showing us that it has no intention of being any less eventful than 2020. Well, whatever direction it takes, my intention is that we make it a good year, to the best of our abilities, to all those around us. For me, it’ll be all about discovery.
Ok, let’s go!
The Thing I Found
This 2016 article about a 40-year-old dad who decided to learn chess with his 4-year-old daughter.
I found this…
Insightful, timely, validating, warm.
Why?
It’s an excellent read; well-researched and beautifully written.
I’ve dabbled with the idea of learning chess throughout the years but thought I was already too old. Leaving it for later meant only getting older. As Queen’s Gambit took the world by storm and made the interest in Chess skyrocket, I still turned away thinking nah, not for me, it’s too late.
I wasn’t too wrong. As it turns out, starting young is key in chess.
The article exposes the reality of an ageing brain. The good and the bad:
As we get older, there is one thing at which we get worse: Being a novice
But most interestingly, it plays up the parent-child dynamics, especially in terms of learning - and competing.
It’s a compelling, not too long essay, and it might teach you a new thing or two.
How was it found?
In the quick link section of the amazing Why Is This Interesting newsletter.
That’s all for today, folks. Stay safe and sane.
(And say hi, I’d love to hear your thoughts on this newsletter!)
Much care,
Nicole Ingra
Strategist for hire, writer, host of shrtcttng.
(& someone who wants to inspire more confidence, kindness & curiosity in the world.)
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