If you want to improve on something, you need to measure it so you know how you were performing at the start, then put in some sort of intervention (ie more hours of aim training or death match) and then measure it again

In psychology, these small behaviours we track are known as ‘process goals’

The idea is that if we did these as well as we possibly can, they will help us get to our ‘outcome goal’ (eg winning the trophy, qualifying for a Major, avoiding relegation etc)

Tracey Marks’ Sleep video where she talks about caffeine and sleep. Some players say they can easily get to sleep after having caffeine late at night, but Tracey argues that while they might get to sleep easily, caffeine interferes with the quality of sleep they are getting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5GbewCKmk4

Remember to download one of these templates, rename it, then add it as a Google Sheet if you want to share it with others (eg coach or sport psych etc)

Michelle’s ‘Can’t hit the side of a Barn’ blank spreadsheet for CS

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fWX6pF6VNoa_WSvCZluUtdJef-9tyGdTBzlUfu8jB1o/edit?usp=sharing

Michelle’s ‘Can’t hit the side of a Barn’ blank spreadsheet for Valorant

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Bhu80z4lJ_DIuCCgPc2pqrMAUnxZLbMN39vp1tKTnHA/edit?usp=sharing

If you play another first person shooting game, you can just modify the columns yourself once you’ve downloaded one of those templates!

Doc: https://pocketpsych.notion.site/Goal-setting-14c917bb5b0680fbad26e592fa0161c5

Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction 00:16 - Goal Setting 00:35 - Michal Kadlíček's tweet 01:44 - Aim of goal setting is to reduce inconsistency of performance 01:57 - Goal setting keeps you focused on things that are helpful 02:09 - Goal setting highlights behaviours you ought to stop doing 02:42 - Sleep is a super power 03:40 - Michelle's reply to Michal's tweet, with recommendations 04:21 - Reminder to use Michelle's free downloadable spreadsheet 04:57 - Michelle's favourite diagram 07:49 - Resources 09:07 - Recommended experts to follow

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https://twitter.com/pocketpsych - Follow me! Michelle Pain, PocketPsych https://twitter.com/dfragtv - Dfragtv on twitter https://twitter.com/TheEsportsRD - Casey Thomas, Nutrition specialist https://twitter.com/EsportsHector - Hector, Stength and conditioning https://twitter.com/HPforGamers - Matthew Hwu, Physiotherapist, injury prevention https://twitter.com/hubermanlab - Andrew Huberman, Neurophysiologist, good health podcasts https://twitter.com/traceymarksmd - Tracey Marks, Psychiatrist, excellent short videos on mental health

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