EP.216 - Dr. Jana Krivec

Perpetual Chess Podcast

Perpetual Chess LLC

Sports, Leisure, Hobbies

4.8 • 678 Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2021

⏱️ 83 minutes

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This week Dr. Jana Krivec joins me. She is the seven-time Woman’s National Champion of Slovenia. Jana is also a Professor of Psychology at the School of Advanced Social Studies in Nova Gorica, Slovenia. She has recently released a book that synthesizes her interests in chess and brain science. Her book, Improve Your Life by Playing a Game, gives a rundown of the many psychological issues that chess players often confront, and offers actionable advice on how we all can improve our study habits and our approaches to playing chess. I had a good time speaking with Dr. Krivec, and I think that you will enjoy the interview. Please read on for more details and timestamps. 0:00- We begin by discussing the cognitive biases that are most prevalent amongst chess players. Mentioned: Adult Improver interview with Dr. Vishnu Sreekumar, (The book recap I mentioned with Dr. Christopher Chabris will be out later this month) , The Dunning Kruger Effect, Emanuel Lasker, Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman 15:00- How can we combat these biases? 20:00- Perpetual Chess is proud to be brought to you in part by Chessable.com. Their latest offerings include, Lifetime Repertoires: The Queen’s Gambit Declined by GM Alex Colovic and The Psychology of Chess Tactics 21:00- Dr. Krivec answers a question from the Patreon mailbag about how to deal with the common issue of online “chess tilt.” Mentioned: The Power of Habit 39:00- Jana answers a Patreon question about how to deal with stress in online chess and she’s asked whether she thinks chess is helpful or harmful with anxiety issues. Mentioned: Autogenic Training, Progressive Muscle Relaxation 55:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessmood.com! Check out Chessmood’s blog is here: https://chessmood.com/blog and check out their YouTube, featuring Lessons with a Grandmaster here: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChessMood 56:00- What factors were most instrumental in Jana’s chess successes? 1:04:00- Does Dr. Krivec have an opinion about whether it is better to learn from books or from online tools like Chessable? 1:12:00- Thanks so much to Dr. Krivec for joining the show. You can contact her via Facebook. You can purchase or see a free teaser of her book via Thinkers Publishing Here: Improve Your Life by Playing a Game – Learn how to turn your life activities into lifelong skills - Thinkers Publishing If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:34.1	Hello everyone. I am Ben Johnson and this is the perpetual chess podcast.
0:38.6	Perpetual chess is a weekly chess interview show where we talk with accomplished chess players,
0:42.9	authors, and personalities about their lives, their careers and how to improve at chess.
0:47.8	Perpetual chess is brought to you through the generosity of its Patreon and PayPal supporters
0:52.2	and by chesible.com.
0:57.8	Hello, everyone, and welcome back to perpetual chess.
1:01.0	Before I introduced today's guest, I just wanted to quickly give a shout out to
1:05.6	Claudio Mendicud Fierro and Michael Carnell.
1:08.9	For anyone who heard my interview with I am John Donaldson,
1:12.0	they are the lucky winners and recipients of his book in the book contest.
1:17.2	So thanks to everyone who participated, and we will do it again sometime in the near future.
1:23.9	Now, as for this week's guest, I am excited for this interview.
1:28.5	I am joined today by one of Slovenia's top players.
1:32.1	She is a woman grandmaster, seven-time woman's national champion.
1:35.6	She's represented her country at countless international events,
1:38.6	including many Olympiads, my favorite tournament, of course.
1:42.1	She's also a professor of psychology at the School of Advanced Social Studies in Novagocca,
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