Making sense of it when we win and when we lose
splitting belief in oneself into six layers
2025-11-26 08:21 // updated 2026-02-16 13:01
Lining up these layers to make a "matrix of gaming sentiments" (take this with a grain of salt):
| Layer | How we felt when | If we won, it's | If we lost, it's |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | we knew we would win | "business as always" | "because someone rigged the game" |
| 5 | we had great odds | "a given" | "politics and bullshit" |
| 4 | we had a chance of winning | "our hard work" | "a tough loss" |
| 3 | we were still in it | "luck on our side" | "us not them" |
| 2 | we had a slim chance of winning | "like winning the jackpot" | "a given" |
| 1 | we had no chance of winning | "God's will" | "business as always" |