Goals should be S.M.A.R.T S - Specific. Goals should be specific and narrow to facilitate effective planning M - Measurable. So that you're getting accurate feedback A - Achievable. You should actually be able to reasonably accomplish your goals R - Relevant. Your goals should align with what you value and your long term objectives T - Time Based. You should have realistic but ambitious end dates to help motivate yourself
@jackgadberry8874
8 ай бұрын
Man they got really lucky that the first letters of those words spelled that instead of something like DUMB or STUPID
@85mcarnold
8 ай бұрын
First thing I thought of.
@DeanBiddler
8 ай бұрын
You must be from HR
@DellConagerMTG
8 ай бұрын
Ok next acronym is BOBODY. What does the first B stand for?@@jackgadberry8874
@crucible_of_words
8 ай бұрын
It's nice to see you using your big profile for spreading good self care stuff around competition and goals. It's definitely a credit to you and one of the many reasons you so beloved by the community.
@undyne3366
8 ай бұрын
hi Crucible of Words!
@ShellShockOne
8 ай бұрын
8 AM TIME TO GO TO UNIVERSITY
@demiurge2501
8 ай бұрын
I feel you
@edthestudent
8 ай бұрын
More like this please and thank you 😊 Ever think of doing a recorded coaching series, maybe helping a player newish to the format work through something like evaluating their opening hand and how to get their deck to do the thing once in a league?
@ThrabenUniversity
8 ай бұрын
There's definitely 1 or 2 of those out there. I might have released them as member-only videos, I'm not sure. It's been a couple of years.
@ashlynwoods8464
8 ай бұрын
there are some old D&T videos up on the main channel for everyone fwiw, watched one the other day and it was quite neat @@ThrabenUniversity
@matthewallen9776
8 ай бұрын
LOVE this content. This is a classic psychology phenomena; when we have focus on outcomes and results that aren't within our complete control, we perform poorly. When we focus on our execution, our skills, our performance, and other things that are completely within our control, specifically with a growth mindset, we perform better and are happier in the long run.
@italostanley2608
8 ай бұрын
This video made me feel better about my results, I actually need to drive 3 hours to play an event of Legacy, and have a son, sometimes I come back frustrated. Thanks Phil.
@sorek__
8 ай бұрын
Very philosophical topic but MTG is game of thinking so no wonder you added a bit of "father of all thinking" into the mix. Great advices - not only to Magic but life in general. Thank you for content you make for us.
@usagi2988
8 ай бұрын
One of your absolute best (if not "most timeless"? ...do I get to do that to the English language?) videos. Some very real, very solid advice on just a better way to approach, capital-L, "Life" in general (and not just Magic: The Gathering-directed advice).
@PriusGod
8 ай бұрын
Phil, this might be my new favorite video of yours. I'm not much of a Magic player anymore, but this touches on something I've been working on in my Valorant gameplay - I've just started recording my combat errors because I realized it's much more relevant to my improvement than standard VOD review, since round win percentage is so dependent of the other 9 players, but individual fight winrate is at least explained 50% by my performance. In short, I appreciate this video since it validates my decision to reprioritize my analysis and goalsetting process from the POV of someone who has been playing mind sports for longer and at a higher level than I have.
@ggangulo
8 ай бұрын
sweet video Phil. love this style of content. big brain magic player time
@nicksmith7258
8 ай бұрын
Great video! Your wrap-up in particular reminded me of my time managing a restaurant and the idea of controlled chaos. If you control the things you have the ability to, it naturally helps you prepare for or mitigate the things you can't. The key is always starting from square one, building knowledge and good habits, and using that to set yourself up for success. As far as goal-setting, this comes out most in making your goals well-defined and obtainable - having something specific and reasonable to reach for, instead of an ambiguous idea that makes it difficult to know what knowledge and habits you should really be working on.
@sonnymkatz
8 ай бұрын
Great advice for Magic and for life, Phil! Love this video. You're probably familiar with the book Mental Mana - Mastering The Mental Game Of Magic: The Gathering by Will Jonathan. He says many of the same things as you outline here. Concentrate on what you can control, focus on your process and not on the results. Keep being Awesome!!!
@TheCsypher
8 ай бұрын
As someone who is getting into eternal competitive magic this video is invaluable, I got comparable advice from a friend who has been playing competitive magic far longer than me who when i told him about my recent middling results (first two bigger events), his first questions were about hydration and if i ate and slept enough (I hadn't). Absolutely loved this content, would love to see more.
@Kirbycraftcx
8 ай бұрын
Clout GOALblins are temporary! "Name sticker" GOALblins are forever! Wasn't expecting such a philosophical video, but I really enjoyed it. You brought up some great advice for magic and life in general.
@JC-ps8yo
8 ай бұрын
This videos isn't just good magic advice, this is good life advice! Great video!
@grahamoliver1470
8 ай бұрын
Honestly I love videos like this and the brief intro to legacy video. I will often send these to guys I know that have an interest in improving or even just trying to learn a format or mtgo or something like that. I've found it's intimidating to ask a question that you aren't sure of when it seems so obvious to others around you. It might be something simple like, when is it appropriate to call a judge, or something more complex like tournament math. But in general I really appreciate seeing these and I know for a fact they've helped several people in my area.
@SirStickBug
8 ай бұрын
This is the single best video I have ever watched from you l, Phil. As aforementioned in an old comment, your content has helped me become such a better player. Thank you!
@thomascanfield8368
8 ай бұрын
As someone who doesn't play magic competitively, I still enjoyed your thoughts and detailed explanations.
@cyclone8411
8 ай бұрын
I would adore more content like this
@GoldSabertooth
8 ай бұрын
Excellent Phil. Thank you for this.
@gokumasteredultrainstinct6883
8 ай бұрын
You're the best around, nothing ever gonna keep you down.
@callumvlex7059
8 ай бұрын
Since I was a small child I always had the goal "I want to be better tomorrow than I was yesterday" it didn't matter what I was doing, that's how I pushed myself. And I have been happy with the results. It was only when I became an adult that I found out people compare themselves to others.
@callumvlex7059
8 ай бұрын
Footnote: As someone with a Maths background and a specialty in statistics; your comments on Data at the end are *on point*.
@drakengarfinkel3133
8 ай бұрын
Thraben U discussing adjective forms and goals; today is a good day.
@searingblaze88
8 ай бұрын
Really great video, a lot of players get caught up in their results, which can make it harder to keep improving.
@Huoikj
8 ай бұрын
Thank you for this. My issue has always been making goals that were unrealistic or unachievable. So during the scg grinds I changed my goals to just hit money in each event I went to.
@jayrod115
8 ай бұрын
Incredible video. Relevant general concepts with corresponding applications in this game we all know and love!
@kevink.8809
8 ай бұрын
I think we can all agree THIS IS THE BEST MTG VIDEO ON THE ENTIRE INTERNET
@hser5
8 ай бұрын
More content like this please!
@johanhi2
8 ай бұрын
This video ist amazing. Informativ and still really engaging and entertaining:D
@PARRAesp
8 ай бұрын
Phil, in all honesty, you deserve more SUbs. There are few KZitemrs I watch as often as you. I wish you the very best with your work
@jackkosidowski8794
8 ай бұрын
When Phil said “explain the impetus” I knew I was in for something nice
@Glitterblossom
8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this. I’d love to see more. Specifics on making a sideboard would help me a ton tbh, just for example. But really, in-depth explanations of most things you covered (like how to playtest) would also help.
@kevink.8809
8 ай бұрын
This really is a great video. Thanks for posting! I hope we see more like it 😁😁😁
@JohnFromAccounting
8 ай бұрын
I like to run through each decision and what the probability is that things will go my way. You can't get it right all the time, but it's better than guessing, or chasing white rabbits. Sometimes you play around the wrong card and the opponent gets you. You might lose, but you did the right thing. I know there's a lot of professionals who play MTG. I come from finance so probability is the most compelling for me. Use any professional lessons where applicable to MTG.
@Ulubai
8 ай бұрын
I would be ~very~ interested in seeing a slay the spire run. And since I can't donate through patron I'll post on yt and hope it gets some traction
@BMBAnauta
8 ай бұрын
Thank you. I really needed this.
@Stellar_Lake_sys
8 ай бұрын
fwiw, in the hypothetical example of being 90-10 against all the same version of a deck, you would have extremely high confidence that your winrate is somewhere in th 80%-95% interval, from my limited knowledge of bayesian statistics. really like your talk about goals, made me realize that I actually go to somewhat functional goals these days when thinking about what I'll do once I have the time and disposable income to play magic
@ThrabenUniversity
8 ай бұрын
Yeah, I opted to not go into some of that stuff and standard deviation for the sake of keeping it digestible, but if you're in that general ballpark of win rate, you're certainly crushing it and are unlikely to just be hitting a hot streak.
@JohnFromAccounting
8 ай бұрын
When I'm playing decks that are favored against a certain archetype, I like to try even harder than normal because losing the matchups where I should be winning is upsetting. If my deck is great against Delver and bad against combo, I capitalize on my strengths rather than sabotage myself trying to overcome the deficit against combo.
@xboxgamer474246
8 ай бұрын
Seeing that the best players in the world have a ~60% match win rate overall is nuts. Variance is crazy.
@GamiHQ
8 ай бұрын
Really lovely video, thanks for this Phil!
@jeremiahgoertz4182
3 ай бұрын
Good advice, P-Man!
@syntec4322
8 ай бұрын
As a data scientist I really like your takes on the data parts. So many people get lost in non significant data. humans are really bad at intuitively understanding statistics and how much data you need for significant data. Loved this entire video
@leftysheppey
8 ай бұрын
One thing I know I need to work on is sideboarding, when I'm over sideboarding, under sideboarding, not bringing in relevant cards. I think I need to understand what my decks are trying to do. I was much better doing this pre-MH1 modern. I think it's partly I don't understand the formats I now play as intimately as I understood modern. My goal is just to get better at sideboarding and have coherent plans
@morsaa_adri
7 ай бұрын
Great video! More of this!
@CheeseWedge056
8 ай бұрын
A lesson that I learned from various individual sports was this: Never aim to be the best, since you can never reach it. Aim to be better, since you can always shoot for it, and set milestones along the way in order to track your improvement.
@jackgadberry8874
8 ай бұрын
Yeah, yeah best video ever, very thoughtful and inspirational. But where's my daily gameplay video!?
@robwindsor7016
8 ай бұрын
Amazing video, would love more of this style of content in the future.
@Melissanoma
8 ай бұрын
29:40 on Maro's blog he has said how when designing new mechanics, they will often stack their decks to really play with it. I've never thought of doing the same technique for strategic testing too.
@timcolletti2339
8 ай бұрын
This was a fantastic video, great advice I cannot stress enough how well thought out this video was!
@noahwick3217
8 ай бұрын
this was great and good to hear
@nephisolo
8 ай бұрын
Step 1) be familiar with format Step 2)have extensive deck knowledge of the deck you’re playing Step 3) understand your role in any given matchup Step 4) don’t play burn
@JohnFromAccounting
8 ай бұрын
Does anyone play burn in legacy? I know it's a deck but I haven't played against it in a long time.
@MH-dn3jz
8 ай бұрын
This was suuuuper useful.
@Saucewitch
8 ай бұрын
Good video, great points. Is it too much to ask for this AND a gameplay vid though? For selfish, greedy reasons. Great vid, would enjoy more like this!
@jauntycatt
8 ай бұрын
Soooo excited for this. I've always wanted to break that 50% win rate barier I run into. hoping to translate most of these skills into my modern gameplay!
@matthewclark9359
8 ай бұрын
the Latin/Greek major in me appreciated the Agamemnon and Achilles references
@olafthemoose9413
8 ай бұрын
As in most games: Think actively. Don''t outpilot. Don't think results oriented.
@cOmmi01
8 ай бұрын
Awesome video Phil, content like this is very helpful 🔥
@LibertyMonk
8 ай бұрын
14:07 is a real tricky biscuit, because youtube (the company) really *really* wants to push you to have sub goals etc. It's an easy trap to fall into because the company and the algorithm keep pressuring you into it, so a lot of youtubers fall into the trap. Those numbers, like your life total, are just numbers. They only tell a fraction of the story, if they mean anything at all.
@justthat4333
8 ай бұрын
Good video 💯
@ring1313
8 ай бұрын
excellent vid
@AArdW01f
8 ай бұрын
SEND ME IN COACH I WANT TO BE THE BEST, LIKE NO ONE EVER WAS Learn me to a vintage and legacy worlds bro (Your totally right about all this 😁)
@AArdW01f
8 ай бұрын
In japan there are many national competitions for cultural art annually. One of the cool things about japan is once you win the grand prize a certain number of time you, as an artisan, are elevated to the status of "mukansa" or "living national treasure". Mukansa craftsmen still submit their work to annual competitions, however, it no longer competes it simply is displayed as masterwork amongst other masters. This creates space for another generation to go on a winning streak. In a sense i think this kinda melds with what you are talking about. Maybe aim at being well respect amongst the best. Worry less about being Mr. #1 - a somewhat ethereal and subjective subject.
@Andre-fm1zy
8 ай бұрын
I like the just talking content
@Korwinga
8 ай бұрын
24:00 of teaser before we get to the good stuff? :P
@multilayerhighthreadcount
8 ай бұрын
I generally agree with all of this but a potential counterpoint: Some of the most successful people i know set themselves wildly unachievable goals that serve as motivating ideals. I.e. if i tell myself and train like i'm going to achieve x goal, despite how unrealistic that is, that may motivate me to achieve 75% of x, which I may not have been as motivated to work for if .75x was my original goal. It kind of depends on the cognitive biases and motivational structure of the individual. I think this is the case with a ton of hypersuccessful people in super competitive fields (athletes, business, etc) This applies to macro goals only though, micro goals should be concrete and achievable like you said.
@ThrabenUniversity
8 ай бұрын
I fully agree with you, though I'd point out that the wild goals are often not healthy and often lead to problems in other portions of life.
@trutherx3440
8 ай бұрын
if you aren't enjoying the game its not worth compete in high ranks competition. Joy and passion should always be priority nr1.
@AlexaderOckham
8 ай бұрын
Did Jorbs inspire this?
@thekevmeister77
8 ай бұрын
Step one: slap on the shades 😎😎
@doctorexam6164
8 ай бұрын
My goal, get an average of 2/2 at my lgs for a while (until I stop counting I guess)
@flusterfluff
8 ай бұрын
Great, Phil. Now where's the "double" and "triple" like button?
@cjcassar2196
8 ай бұрын
Thanks teach ;)
@Locustnism
8 ай бұрын
Many magic the gathering players ask…
@carrikmcnerlin1770
8 ай бұрын
Huge missed opportunity to start with the Pokemon intro
@Mmoll1990
8 ай бұрын
This video inadvertently describes the fallacy that is a meritocratic society.
@Teknomahge
8 ай бұрын
Wisdom for free
@Arthur-ux9ez
8 ай бұрын
Instructions unclear, I won absolutely everything in every tournament and every league
@TalenLee
8 ай бұрын
speaking as someone who has been under 500 subscribers for two years now despite producing constantly: Please do not take 'those numbers will go up naturally' as any kind of indicator of how things really go. It's more mportant to not mind the numbers being still.
@onstructures
8 ай бұрын
Is this a college football playoff metaphor?
@flusterfluff
8 ай бұрын
I found the triple like button.
@ThrabenUniversity
8 ай бұрын
I appreciate this quite a bit. I knew I'd be taking an analytics hit to make this video, but the people who watched it LOVE this content.
@flusterfluff
8 ай бұрын
@@ThrabenUniversity Absolutely! This is the kind of thing I watch Squid School for as well, even though I haven't been playing Splatoon as much lately. It's always good seeing people put generally positive reinforcement out into the world with more realistic advice that helps people stay grounded. I really enjoy videos like this, and while doing them might not do as well as gameplay, views-wise, I think it's still an incredibly valuable kind of content to be put out into the world.
@josehaya6362
8 ай бұрын
@andrewcallender6698
8 ай бұрын
You mispronounced play red
@uruk_bye1232
8 ай бұрын
It's easy. You just remove all of the other Magic players.
@robertherlihy917
8 ай бұрын
The greatest win in magic is to not play it and not associate with it's players.
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