[0:00] what is tilt the term has early roots in
[0:04] pinball and was popularized in poker
[0:06] these kids are cramming here taking me
[0:08] on tonics come down please
[0:09] before being adopted by eSports players
[0:12] worldwide in short tilt as a state of
[0:19] mind where one makes poor decisions
[0:21] because of anger shame or other negative
[0:23] emotions so if you're on tilt you're off
[0:26] your game
[0:27] which is why blitz teamed up with
[0:29] psychologist Sam Greenblatt to go
[0:31] through the three stages of recognizing
[0:33] and preventing tilt prompting
[0:35] vulnerability and mindfulness prompting
[0:39] usually tilt starts with a prompting
[0:41] event a moment that can trigger negative
[0:43] emotions it can be as obvious as an
[0:46] abusive teammate or more subtle like
[0:48] being alone in team chat prompting can
[0:51] also take the form of being pressured to
[0:53] play a role you don't like a teammate
[0:55] saying there's not enough healing
[0:58] someone locking in an attack Torbjorn
[1:00] maybe even a little spawn room chaos
[1:03] here's the thing we encounter prompting
[1:05] events every time we queue up but how
[1:07] they affect us depends on our
[1:09] vulnerability there are a number of non
[1:11] game factors that can make you more
[1:13] vulnerable to prompting events some of
[1:15] the most common causes can be the time
[1:17] of day hunger recent events in your own
[1:19] life a losing streak fatigue and even
[1:22] physical discomfort most of the time
[1:24] falling into a pit is fine and a hunger
[1:26] doesn't make you rage but it's the right
[1:28] combination of prompting and
[1:30] vulnerability that causes tilts which
[1:32] can last anywhere from one verbal lash
[1:34] out to a negative mindset for an entire
[1:36] night of gaming but we can make all this
[1:39] less likely using mindfulness
[1:41] mindfulness of our vulnerabilities
[1:43] reactions to prompting events and how to
[1:45] de-escalate tilt that we do fall into
[1:49] being mindful means having full
[1:51] non-judgmental awareness of what's going
[1:53] on both in game with your and your
[1:55] team's actions and out of game in your
[1:57] body and mind being mindful of
[2:00] vulnerabilities means first taking note
[2:02] of small factors that make you more
[2:03] likely to tilt some players experience a
[2:06] shorter temper late at night maybe you
[2:08] make bad decisions when you skip dinner
[2:10] if you can name these factors ahead of
[2:12] time you can be proactive about
[2:14] setting a cut-off time at night or
[2:15] planning snack breaks for those long
[2:17] grinds we can also be mindful about
[2:20] prompting you can't predict when these
[2:22] events will happen but you can prepare
[2:24] for how you process them next time you
[2:26] get frustrated be aware of yourself
[2:28] order the physical sensations that you
[2:30] experience may be tightening shoulders a
[2:33] change in posture increased heart rate
[2:35] palms sweaty MA spaghetti also notice
[2:39] how you think about the situation say
[2:41] you're in game and you have a Genji on
[2:43] your team who's not doing well this
[2:45] Genji sucks and is throwing the game is
[2:47] a judgmental response this Genji keeps
[2:50] diving solo and isn't landing effective
[2:52] damage is an objective response that can
[2:55] address the situation without digging
[2:56] into negative thoughts ultimately
[2:59] training ourselves to recognize negative
[3:01] physical and mental reactions can make
[3:03] it easier to notice the starting signs
[3:05] of tilt and give ourselves more space to
[3:08] choose a healthier response if you do
[3:11] find yourself escalating into tilt
[3:13] simple deep breathing and meditation
[3:14] exercises can help you calm down
[3:17] deep breathing forces you to regulate
[3:19] your breathing and heart rate and once
[3:21] those slow down so does your brain try
[3:24] counting long and deliberate inhales and
[3:26] exhales until you feel yourself calmed
[3:29] down there are even a couple of websites
[3:31] and apps that offer calm breathing
[3:33] timers when we get anxious we bury
[3:35] ourselves in our own heads focusing on
[3:38] your other senses forces you to redirect
[3:40] your thinking outwards and helps bring
[3:42] you back to the present one at a time
[3:44] take note of a few things you hear a few
[3:47] things you smell feel and taste this
[3:50] will help you return to a non-judgmental
[3:52] mindset be patient and letting yourself
[3:54] reset it took some time for you to fully
[3:57] tilt so you can always expect an instant
[3:59] reset don't just sit there count to 10
[4:01] and riku instantly thinking your
[4:03] untilled 'td it takes up at a time
[4:05] sometimes there is no magic trick and
[4:08] the only way to really until is to log
[4:10] out and walk away for a bit don't think
[4:12] of it as giving up consider it an
[4:14] investment into your future sessions
[4:15] it's better to log off now and play with
[4:18] the fresh mind later rather than lose a
[4:20] bunch of extra points right now on a
[4:21] tilt spree so that's tilt in a nutshell
[4:24] it's much more of a slow build than an
[4:27] instant
[4:27] snap and practicing mindfulness can help
[4:29] you curb tilt before it even begins and
[4:32] remember it's human to get upset so
[4:35] don't beat yourself up about it for
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