Chess [Empathy & Failure]
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Chess symbolizes Life on a 64-square chessboard for me personally. When we play chess, there are three stages that present themselves throughout the life-cycle of the game _
- Opening
- Middle-game
- Endgame
Each move that we make will either improve or deteriorate our position. We are playing against three opponents at once: Our opponent across the board, Ourselves, and the Clock. Playing chess forces us to utilize the Left Hemisphere [Logical Reasoning], Right Hemisphere [Creative Innovation], and Prefrontal Cortex [Executive Function] simultaneously to visualize moves in play, moves in the future, tactical opportunities, and predicting the opponent.
In Life, there are also three stages that unfold as we grow older _
- Birth
- Mid-Life
- D…