Dancing on the lip of a precipice

To play poker well, you can't be thinking about money. Similarly, to play chess well, you can't be thinking about your rating. Though you may care, very much, about the money or the rating, you absolutely must not care while you're playing. This is a tall order, but it can be pulled off. I liken it to dancing on the lip of a precipice. If you think about the danger, you're bound to fall. If you can manage not to think about the danger, and can manage to get into an artistic flow, you may just find yourself dancing to victory :-)

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