How To Play By Adeline Atlas (SOS: School Of Soul)
Jan 13, 2026
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Why You Want to Get a High-Level Overview of Your Board Before You Make Moves
In life, every move you make is significant. You have the power to shape your destiny.
Game of Moves: Strategic Thinking and Mastery
Let’s talk about the essence of the "Game of Moves." Life is a Game of chess, not checkers. Chess and checkers are both board games, but they require vastly different levels of strategy and foresight. Your life is a Game of chess, not checkers. In chess, every move must be carefully calculated, considering the potential consequences several steps ahead. The end of the Game is planned by the moves made in the beginning.
Opening Strategies and Beginnings: Opening strategies in chess set the tone for the entire Game, just as the first steps or decisions in life (such as education, career choices, and relationships) can shape your future.
In contrast, checkers is a simple Game of only thinking of the moves in front of you at that given point in time. Playing life like checkers is playing the short-term Game. You need to play the long-term Game when it comes to your life.
You need to play your life like you are playing chess, thinking strategically, anticipating challenges, and making informed decisions that align with your long-term goals. A chess mindset is determined by having the depth of foresight and realizing the value of each decision in the broader context of your end goal.