A Thought I Just Had (psych/theory)

[jackflashdrive]

jman writes:
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A chess player doesn't get mad when his opponent makes a move and then hits the little clock thing just because he has to move again. That's how the game works. It's just his turn again.

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Did you see Kasparov's match against Deep Blue in which Kasparov got so flustered when realizing he was going to lose that he stomped off and accused IBM of cheating?

I think a distinction can be drawn from your post:

(1) 'not caring' in the sense of being satisfied to make good decision regardless of outcome, and

(2) not caring in the sense of being unconcerned with the fact that another player has acted in such a way that you now have no easy, good decision to make.

My question for you vis (2) above is: How can you tell yourself 'well this is just another opportunity for me to make a good decision and I should be happy with that' when what really bothers you is that you now have no clear, good decision to make?

-J