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Why Rating Isn’t the Same as Improvement — Brad Stulberg Explains

Best-selling author Brad Stulberg has spent his career studying what it really means to pursue excellence. Drawing on insights from elite performers across sports, music, and chess, Brad joins Perpetual Chess to discuss lessons from his new book, The Way of Excellence, and how they apply to amateur chess players. We discuss: What “pursuing excellence” means for amateur chess players Why Brad admires chess, and what he learned from interviewing Maxime Vachier-Lagrave How to balance digital tools with analog learning Plateaus, consistency, and why chasing rating can backfire ⏱️ Timestamps 0:00 – Sponsor: Chessiverse (use code *Perpetual30* for 30% off) 2:00 – Arrival fallacy vs. summit fever 8:00 – Why chess belongs in a book about excellence 12:00 – Defining excellence for hobbyist players 15:00 – Working hard but not gaining rating (Camus’ *Myth of Sisyphus*) 22:00 – Early specialization, chess, and *Garry Kasparov* 25:00 – Brad’s experience as a chess parent 28:00 – Digital vs. analog life & the biophilia hypothesis 37:00 – Consistency vs. intensity 40:00 – Lessons from interviewing 70+ elite performers 45:00 – Brad’s parting advice --- 📚 Links & Sponsors ♟️Chessiverse- Check out IM John Bartholomew's Much Anticipated Scandinavian Course, or Practice Against over 600 Bots. Use Code "Perpetual30" To Save 30% https://chessiverse.com ♟️ Chessable Pro (affiliate): [https://www.chessable.com/pro/?utm_so...](https://www.chessable.com/pro/?utm_so...) 🆕 New Chessable courses: [https://www.chessable.com/courses/all...](https://www.chessable.com/courses/all...) --- 🔗 Follow Brad Stulberg Instagram: [  / bradstulberg  ](  / bradstulberg  ) Substack: [https://bradstulberg.substack.com/](https://bradstulberg.substack.com/) Website: [https://www.bradstulberg.com/](https://www.bradstulberg.com/) Support Perpetual Chess on Patreon: [  / perpetualchess  ](  / perpetualchess  ) Social Media Perpetual Chess Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/perpetualch...](https://www.instagram.com/perpetualch...) Perpetual Chess Facebook Group: [  / 1385914858127271  ](  / 1385914858127271  ) Free Newsletter: [https://benjohnson.substack.com/](https://benjohnson.substack.com/) Perpetual Partner Affiliate Links Chess.com (try for free): [http://go.chess.com/Perpetual](http://go.chess.com/Perpetual) ChessDojo Community (Save 10%): [https://www.chessdojo.club/signup](https://www.chessdojo.club/signup) ChessMood Community & Grandmaster Video Lessons (free one-week trial): [https://chessmood.com/Ben](https://chessmood.com/Ben)