Systemic and Conceptual Thinking

To cultivate a sensitive understanding of the fundamentals that make up a rational discipline, it makes sense that it is essential to work methodically, applying in a harmonious way the processes and instructional resources that provide clarity to our ideas.

However, the uncertainty of not knowing what purpose many of these ideas correspond to, lies in the perspective (conceptual or systemic) from which the themes covered in such methodology may be developed. To train at chess one must not ignore the nuances that contribute to forge one’s thinking and adapt it to the variable conditions of one or another situation cannot be ignored, in order to actually know how to guide our ideas wisely.

Reasoning that is reflected in those cognitive schemes that provide transparent feedback on a subject of study, for example, when playing a game of chess one brings to mind a specific analysis technique: the hierarchical structures that organize our ideas can be considered systemic; in contrast to the notions whose assessment illustrates a more or less logical motive for the decisions we make, of a conceptual nature.

Theories abound, and terms encompassing similar ideas can be somewhat redundant, despite the fact that the truth of things is only one. Which is an exhorting reason to be skeptical of the substantial qualities that represent an ideology, and scrupulous in the way we articulate each expression or argument representative of our affinity towards the truth of things.

"Experience does not consist in what has been lived, but in what has been reflected."

- José María de Pereda

Based on this, it is essential to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of each element that influences ourselves and our field of activity, while learning to detach from the results. Particularly when we talk about chess. Because defeat can be unpleasant, but it should not be an emotional burden that deprives us of the necessary focus to meet new instructive challenges. Because victory can be flattering, but it should not excite us in such a way that it leads to an over- or under- estimation of ourselves and our opponents. Only the lessons learned are to be esteemed as true.

The applicable method, in this case, to a discipline like chess, demands that we be severely self-critical and consistent with the processes that lead us to know the truth from objective experience, with the purpose of achieving a clear perception of what is truly essential in all things.

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