Paradigm shifts
Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 1:15 pm
This has been touched on a lot, but I haven't seen it a coined term. The topic "I'm stuck" is one example.
Paradigm shifts: Periodic scientific revolutions.
Since I'm lazy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradigm_shift This explains paradigm shift.
After reading Fwiffo's latest blog entry, I've decided to abuse this term by applying it to the periodic stages of improvement in go. So basically, if you're in a bad mood, and you're still playing go, this is usually a downwards slope in your period. You can review it at a better time laughing at your stupid mistakes, this is usually an increasing slope in your period.
My math skills are dreadful, but bear with me. The equation I would use to show the line of the improvement graph would be something like y=(#x+#)*sin(#x+#). Where #s are whatever constants that fits. (one # might not be the same as another #)
This is of course, too basic an equation, because there are definitely stronger periods of improvements than others. so you might want to multiply that by sin^6(5x-2)*cos(3x-5) or something.
so in the case of kghin on KGS, it looks like a wavy line slanting upwards.
but what I'm trying to get at is that the graph could be increasing, or decreasing at the moment, but as long as you stay human, your time of increase will come. That is, unless if you are unable to play, due to death and all his friends.
Hopefully I didn't lose too many people <.<
Paradigm shifts: Periodic scientific revolutions.
Since I'm lazy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradigm_shift This explains paradigm shift.
After reading Fwiffo's latest blog entry, I've decided to abuse this term by applying it to the periodic stages of improvement in go. So basically, if you're in a bad mood, and you're still playing go, this is usually a downwards slope in your period. You can review it at a better time laughing at your stupid mistakes, this is usually an increasing slope in your period.
My math skills are dreadful, but bear with me. The equation I would use to show the line of the improvement graph would be something like y=(#x+#)*sin(#x+#). Where #s are whatever constants that fits. (one # might not be the same as another #)
This is of course, too basic an equation, because there are definitely stronger periods of improvements than others. so you might want to multiply that by sin^6(5x-2)*cos(3x-5) or something.
so in the case of kghin on KGS, it looks like a wavy line slanting upwards.
but what I'm trying to get at is that the graph could be increasing, or decreasing at the moment, but as long as you stay human, your time of increase will come. That is, unless if you are unable to play, due to death and all his friends.
Hopefully I didn't lose too many people <.<
well, there's an easy way to test,