Tryharding doesn't mean what you think. · The Inner Game of Valorant

Tryharding doesn't mean what you think.

Most players say they're committed. But they train when it's convenient. They quit the process on a losing streak. That's not tryharding. That's conditional effort.

And it's destroying your potential. Because you never fully test yourself because you never fully commit.

Not full commitment creates a loop. You are not fully disciplined because you're afraid to truly tryhard. That makes you worse. Being worse makes your motivation lower. Motivation lower less discipline.

And most of you only tryhard if you know you can get there.

The moment you attach your commitment to an outcome, you're already on the wrong path. "If I get Immortal it was worth it." That's conditional. That's not full tryharding.

The players who maintain discipline sacrifice the outcome ENTIRELY. They tryhard on the process like a monk. They don't use Valorant as a reward machine. Be honest, you play for the reward, reaching a rank, going pro, showing someone you can be good...

When you remove the outcome, the tilt disappears, the anxiety disppears, the fear of failure disappears... There's no "what if I fail?" because the learning itself is the reward. "Valorant is not life, Valorant is teacher of life."

Play like you'd still do it if you never climbed.

That's when you become invincible. Because there's nothing left to protect. No Ego.

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