Archive - Mindcreaser - Benjamin Portheault's substack

You are not your rating

Stop treating yourself only as improvement project

Apr 2 •

Benjamin Portheault

February 2025

The War on Attention

I’m done consuming chess content

Feb 18 •

Benjamin Portheault

Dr Can's Chess Clinic podcast appearance

We had a great, free flowing conversation on Dr Can Kabadayi's podcast.

Feb 9 •

Benjamin Portheault

November 2024

10,000 hours? Understanding the conditions for expert learning

An introduction to key ideas about the expert learning process

Nov 30, 2024 •

Benjamin Portheault

September 2024

From just-sitting to just-chess, a natural relaxed focus technique.

Sep 22, 2024 •

Benjamin Portheault

July 2024

This Substack as a Knowledge Base

Classification of all my previous articles by subject

Jul 4, 2024 •

Benjamin Portheault

June 2024

Losing at chess: an unpacking

Recognising and handling the biological, psychological and social factors contributing to the pain of losing.

Jun 15, 2024 •

Benjamin Portheault

May 2024

An operating system to help you align actions and intent: the ICED framework

May 21, 2024 •

Benjamin Portheault

Guest Interview #3: Casey Thomas, Esports Performance Nutrition Specialist

How to think about nutrition and leverage it for chess performance

May 12, 2024 •

Benjamin Portheault

February 2024

Guest Interview #2: Ben Johnson

Ben discusses his first book: "Perpetual Chess Improvement"

Feb 23, 2024 •

Benjamin Portheault

Tournament Formats in Professional Chess

Getting the conversation started on the drawbacks of ubiquitous formats

Feb 7, 2024 •

Benjamin Portheault

January 2024

The xG of Chess: Shark Points

A metric to quantify missed chances

Jan 6, 2024 •

Benjamin Portheault

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