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6 Tips for Success from the World Champion

A chess grandmaster’s approach to success.
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6 Tips for Success from the World Champion
Magnus Carlsen of Norway competes against Daniil Dubov of Russia during the 82nd Tata Steel Chess Tournament held at the home of PSV football club, Philips Stadion in Eindhoven, Netherlands, on Jan. 16, 2020. Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images
Nicole James
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The trouble with most self-help books is that they assume their readers are rational beings. They tell you to visualise success, wake up at 4 a.m., and drink green sludge smoothies that taste like despair.

What they fail to mention is that the truly exceptional, the Magnus Carlsens of the world, do not operate on such predictable systems.

Nicole James
Nicole James
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Nicole James is a freelance journalist for The Epoch Times based in Australia. She is an award-winning short story writer, journalist, columnist, and editor. Her work has appeared in newspapers including The Sydney Morning Herald, Sun-Herald, The Australian, the Sunday Times, and the Sunday Telegraph. She holds a BA Communications majoring in journalism and two post graduate degrees, one in creative writing.