Daniel Naroditsky Quotes

You know, great powers don't get angry, great powers don't make decisions hastily in a crisis.

I wait and take on projects that I think can work.

Analysis of opponents is something I like doing.

Every GM will tell you it's an instinct. It's an instinct to be patient, to react, or act, or not to do anything at all. It just comes. What I can say is you must have a plan and a goal and a way to do things. At the end of the day, it's an instinct. Sometimes it's good. Sometimes it's bad.

Most business problems, you will have an intuitive idea on what to do.

Always find different ways to accomplish the mission. Then run a counter-analysis and list the advantages and disadvantages. When you have done that, you are ready to make a decision.

I'm not the best gamer - I think you need to be strategic and level-headed, and you need to remain calm under pressure... and I don't really have those qualities!

An old warrior is never in haste to strike the blow.

It's hard to be patient. It's hard to sit back and actually wait and allow everything - just let it be.

Among a great many other things that chess teaches you is to control the initial excitement you feel when you see something that looks good. It trains you to think before grabbing and to think just as objectively when you're in trouble.

You need a different checklist and different mental models for different companies.

In the start-up setting and in most companies, the output is action-oriented. You need to be getting things done and making decisions, often with limited information.

Being patient has made me a more precise fighter.

I traditionally like to be patient, calm and look for openings - try to box for a few rounds until I figure out what the best thing in the ring will be for me.

Every time I catch the ball, I'm seeing a lot of bodies. The key for me is not to force.

I am the worst strategist ever.

You have to be patient, efficient with your moves, and attuned to what's happening with your body physically. The key is not to rush or panic. You wait and wait and wait - and then strike.

Chess is a great training ground for poker players because it's a math-based game, much like backgammon is.

Playing chess can make you a better poker player because it forces you to think several moves ahead. That kind of intense mental exercise develops a deeper level of thinking than is typically encountered when playing poker.

I like to take the floor apart mentally. I like to visualize an opponent going for you.

Time and again, players lose because they make rash decisions. Therefore, you always have to remind yourself - don't hurry. Embarking on a risky combination that cannot be calculated to the end is certainly not the right thing to do.

You have to think tactically and you can't just go in and swing against the first best opponent.

I like guys who know how to implement a strategy. The ones who make a fight look easy. But there's no easy fight, even if you win in 30 seconds, that only means you were able to execute your strategy correctly and induced your opponent to make a mistake. Those are the champions. That's why they are the champions.

When you're dropping back and everything's going on, part of you wants to force it, but you have to make the right decision and not force the ball and sometimes throw it away.

The more games you play, the more game management you learn.