User blog comment:Mineko Charat Lucky/Don't Play to Win, Ever/@comment-66.75.247.205-20130112000841

I agree and disagree with this post.

Playing to improve is definitely more healthy mentally. You're not going to rage.

But saying that you're playing to improve while trying to get to the goal isn't entirely true. Sure, you look for ways to outplay rather than aggressively dominate. But you also spend less time doing things you are already capable of. Such as, csing, etc. And these things are considered to be tryharding and towards your goal of winning.

Example: I can play a game only to look for ways to improve my gameplay. If I've already mastered csing, and other basic skills, I don't have to do them, since I'm already capable of thme. I only will practice looking for ways to outplay the opponent than boosting my own csing skill for example.