Avoid Tilt, Overcome Ranked Anxiety & Compete Like the eSports Pros

[@thekillingbeast8054]

Getting tilted/mad is by far the thing stopping me from improving, I practice but it's just a waste of time cause I'm focus on being mad instead of fixing mistakee

[@jeffhallinan5055]

I am you. Fortnite makes me so tilted instantly I can't even focus

[@nasvsan6191]

@@jeffhallinan5055 same. I am amazing at the game and could easily win money but half the time i just fuckin rage quit when my tac hits for 12

[@veyrix1418]

@@nasvsan6191 same D: but I stopped to play it tho so I think i'm not good anymore

[@magicmanpreza1081]

welcome to my world. i know for a fact i have great potential in rainbow six, but rage is preventing me from even ranking up. its not even toxic people, its me, my skill, and my mindset. ive been bouncing all around youtube to find answers to my rage issue. i really, really, REALLY want to have a positive mindset, but i cant ever keep it for that long. and yet im still determined...

[@veyrix1418]

@@magicmanpreza1081 I also play R6, on which platform do you play? (I play on PS4 but i'm german btw)

[@mollysandera991]

Things to take away: instead of playing to win, play to improve!

[@Sora-o]

Very nice message

[@karmosaar4065]

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[@forrkarma]

but isnt trying to improve inviting more wins thats y i get frustrated when i dnt win

[@paulmccartney8293]

Losing makes you better, not winning.

[@DymonBeats]

@@paulmccartney8293 That is very true

[@Frankillz]

Seriously man you deserve at least 500k views per video. I can’t wait to see your channel grown

[@CH_Milow]

Frankillz nono then we get to many pro gamers

[@Mr_Man_7803]

Frankillz so that was a fucking lie...

[@Glxch]

This makes me sub and help

[@oDeoxys_]

well that didnt age well LMAO

[@dodoandres]

Such a good mentality to have. Ive learned it by my self because its the best way to improve but u have explained it so well! Good job man so motivating and keep up with the great videos i watch them all. Trying to be LoL pro player btw :)

[@camsysmite]

dodoandres how has it went for you so far

[@FelixK250]

How far have you come after a year?

[@Bevets1701]

Yeah bro ^

[@davidcohen9044]

hey bro, how is the pursuit going?

[@Connorthecatsdad]

This isn't a channel on Esports, this is a channel on performance psychology using Esports as examples and I love it. Just found this channel and it's great, btw. Thanks for the content

[@georgefreeman8176]

Wow. Actually, this video helped me so much. I have been struggling with anger issues and getting heated during gameplay, ending in long chains of failure. But, listening to this video opened my eyes, and I feel like I have made a revelation. Thank you for this.

[@Al3ksUnd3ad]

This is fucking amazing, I've always tried telling myself that I should play to improve but hearing it from someone else with so much depth just changed everything, instead of blaming your teammates for your loss instead you look over the things you did wrong, watch VODs of your gameplay etc, instant sub and will share this with others!

[@miggle2]

I don't know how much I have tilted in game and every time I do, I know that I'm hurting my progress but it feels like an endless cycle of trying to improve and tilting. Thanks for the video.

[@Metroum]

This deserves a hell of a lot more views. Thank You so much. I get anxiety when playing in these little Injustice 2 tourneys. I am now going to play to improve.

[@maki-chandesu5574]

This is helpful. Im suffering from anxiety and get frustrated alot for losing games. I wanna become a better player. Thank you for making this one, great content ❤

[@BigMeowOfAZ]

I never competed as a gamer (although I've played video games my whole life), but I did play competitive laser tag all through college (1997 through 2003). Every bit of what you said here applies to that, or any sport or craft if you ask me. Don't make winning your ultimate goal...make learning, improving and growing your goal. Do that and the wins will come as a by product to that mindset. As a result of not worrying about losing or dying, I'm actually having fun with Dark Souls PvP now...not only that, because I'm pushing myself out of my comfort zone to learn it better, I get a win here and there as icing on the cake! Thank you!

[@sacjohnson1]

Can’t explain how happy and impressed I am to find your channel , thank you for taking time to make these extremely helpful videos . I wish you tremendous amount of success for future

[@idontlikecaps8823]

What I sometimes do before doing a ranked/competitive game is watch this video to get my mind set on check and before I do this step, my first step is play a game or two of casual with friends. Then I solo queue or queue with friends. It’s always important to be outside your comfort zone and push out little by little.

[@ChickFilA_Sauce]

I’ve found frustration to be compounded when I only have a limited time to play like on work nights as opposed to a Saturday morning with coffee with no work to do so I can just game with leisure and enjoy game after game.

[@andrei_2k02]

How the hell do u only have 500 likes? Ur videos are sick, u helped to learn that anyone can become an esports star with the right mindset.

[@LamixFace]

Love this. I've been having the wrong perspective lately and I've noticed some of my friends thinking the same way, but this video has taught me a lot of things. Can't wait to go into the next game and practice this new perspective.

[@armstrong8684]

I don’t often comment on videos but I wanted to do so to commend this video. Thank you so much for creating this, I’ve struggled with ranked anxiety for as long as I’ve played games-eventually just abandoning ranked play altogether but I hope this video allows me to get into the right mindset to be able to play without stress. Once again, thanks so much.

[@woodzy6100]

I play CSGO. I have 280 hours and my competitive rankings teeter between silver 2 and 3. I always have this anxiety in the back of my mind when I play because I feel that I should be better than I am. I mean at this point I should be at least silver 4, right? So I was playing some matches tonight and was doing very poorly. I was getting so upset that I could barely speak. I felt depressed because I spend so much of my time on this game and I don't feel like I'm improving at all. I ended up taking a break and I searched for videos on how to improve my aim and I found this. Your video really helped me change my perspective on my failures and when I got back on (playing casual instead of competitive) I found it a lot easier to accept when I was killed in a more reserved manner, instead of shouting the F word into my mic. I feel like I'm learning again, even if it's a really slow process. Thanks for making this :)

[@Danielsenreunion]

Wow, an excellent video, I wish I could have watched this years ago. Better late than ever. Thank you so much for this aesthetically pleasing, well-narrated, well-educated perspective on an issue that I've struggled with my whole gaming life and am just now starting to be able to overcome. Good job!

[@JohnMetal91]

Fear and frustration sums it up nicely. Part of my problem is that I'm a very negative person whose reactions to most things are either anger or apathy. It is very difficult for me to control my rage and I often do things I regret. These feelings are multiplied tenfold in games. Another problem is that I don't know how to have fun anymore. Lastly, I just can't seem to learn from mistakes.

[@MissCOZ-Chill]

Well I am really bad at fps games, I have a KDR of 0.4 in a game of warface ,and I used to rage a lot during gaming, now I don't really care about KDR, on the contrary, this video helped me to calm down and try to improve as a medic in this game, for the team is more important than kills.

[@tuelzalt]

Chill OUT Zone! 100 true ...i had it built in because I played baseball when I was in HS but when I started play bf1 on pc for the first time I got wreckkkkkkedddd but I kept telling myself they played longer then me so it's w.e ...a year later I always get like 52kills and 20 deaths which isn't good good but I use to get 6kills and 20deaths so I know I'm getting better

[@MissCOZ-Chill]

Thank you for the tips.

[@sleaye]

Tuelz, I am so motivated, thank you for your comment. I am trying to improve at raging at games, and just getting in a good mindset.

[@Souxz]

I am wondering , how are you doing now?

[@reddbendd]

Yikes dude If you wanna win in warface just get the sniper that oneshots everything, then hold tight angles while proned. 6.7k/d

[@ATVER1007]

seeing my teammates getting tilted makes me tilt. In low ranks I just see all frustration. Back in the days I used to pressure myself to play good when someone criticized me, I started ignoring toxicity and now I am a lot calmer (expect ping disconnects and power cuts which make me really angry)

[@ThePrinceOfwealth]

Thank you bro. I learned either you win or you learn how to win through failure. Always record your gameplay.

[@Plague_Doc22]

This is very well done..as someone who studies psychology, there's alot of things that are known as mental blocks. It can be the old "I'm better than my rank it's other peoples fault". It's the most common one. There's a reason people at pro levels can become the higher ranked players quite easily. They know how good they are and know what they're lacking. Working on that is massive for progression in all aspects of life. This is also why many E-Sports organizations have mental coaches.

[@pearvoz]

This was such a good video to watch as I have the constant negative of raging at small things while playing. I will start to look at every mistake on how I can improve it from happening again rather than just getting angry.

[@nightfox6738]

Losing can be a success if you learn from it, and on the other side of the same coin, winning can be a failure if you don't learn from it. I feel like keeping both of these in your mind can help to reassign the values in playing the game from victory / rank to improvement. This video was really helpful because sometimes you're tilted and don't even know it so it's really important to reassign that priority.

[@wes5479]

But what if the pump does 7 damage when all the pellets hit

[@imbigbob3384]

What led up to that? There's more then likely something you could have done to prevent it. Find out what it is and keep it noted and think of how you could prevent it

[@wes5479]

@@imbigbob3384 ok i'll try to get a job at epic

[@Klaux]

Then go play a better polished game, where the basic mechanics are consistent.

[@Cu5llen]

Wes when you hit for 8 you missed your shot. 25/30 damage is the least you can do while hitting all your pellets.

[@wes5479]

@@Cu5llen this was like 2 days before the patch lol

[@johncalebflores2138]

Thank you, I will try to apply this in my upcoming rank games. ❤️

[@3AHoles]

I was surprised how well done this was. Nice job.

[@lgnn6881]

his is fucking amazing, I've always tried telling myself that I should play to improve but hearing it from someone else with so much depth just changed everything

[@scarmafiagaming1598]

Ive noticed that the second i get frustrated i lose my capability of seeing what i do wrong. When im happy and having a great time i can tell my mistakes and what i could have done better. From my perspective, youve lost the second you let the game and enemy make you mad

[@eathletelabs]

That’s why it’s critical to get your mindset and frustration under control

[@Ms-Fortune]

This is some of the best advice I’ve ever heard. Sincerely: thank you. I’m always terrified of failure. But you’re right, it’s my decision *what* I classify as “failure.” Losing isn’t failure if it gives me experience. _Take a breath. I can do this. My goal is to grow; and anything that adds towards that _*_IS_*_ success._ Okay. Progress, let’s go buddy. 😎

[@hyperdrive1128]

Where has this video been my whole life up until this point honestly great video thanks a lot bro keep up the good work

[@skunkymule6993]

This channel is great! I sometimes get mad but most of the time I laugh when I die! And those are the games that I end up doing good! Fear and hatred never works! Keeping your cool and analyzing gets you where you want to be!

[@noahmcelravy7743]

Your channel honestly is more important for gaming in general than any other tip anyone can give you

[@walkemdownflocka]

That's an amazing video , glad it exists thanks alot !

[@cococh3607]

Failure is my teacher/coach. It is my new perspective, thanks again. 😊

[@surgiken9094]

Great video bro! It explores a core idea which is essential for improving in a game and is useful for many people. Thanks for making this video and please make more in the future.

[@bigbean98]

Thanks for this video, very very empowering!!! This really helps with my gaming!

[@dark_renegade6648]

Dude why aren't you KZbin famous yet? You litteraly pointed out that I'm burning out and me realise I need to change my perspective...wow much love bro 🔥🤘

[@Batmanshypeman]

One thing that has really helped me with tilt and rage was boxing when I was in high school as well as my fascination with philosophy. Namely Bruce Lee and Marcus Aurelius I did it to help with life and it helped with my gaming as well. It’s helped me care less about outside perspective and concern myself with my own growth as a person in all aspects of my life. My only competition is me not because I’m better but because the only thing I can control is my own skill.

[@SHOEHORSEMOOMOO]

When you lose you win When you lose you see you can still improve You see that you aren't perfect When you lose you can ask yourself why did I lose and improve that part of you

[@confus.d]

Shut the fuck up you lose you lose you cant see shit cause u fucking tikted and play next match just to lose fuck my life fuck me fuck this game

[@spite566]

@@confus.d your the problem you're not improving. Losing is the beat thing (it feels bad) but you'll find a rythem and eventually find the perfect playstyle. Learning a new way of playing and making yourself goated!

[@confus.d]

@@spite566 took you so long I actually improved and just reached divine 4 in dota and I had a 34winstreak and predicted wins were 24 streak, love my team. And yeah you took so long to reply.

[@spite566]

@@confus.d fair play, congratulations. I'm trying to get to the masters level on call of duty. I'm 1 rank off. It's time for me to properly try hard and learn from my mistakes! Wish me luck

[@confus.d]

@@spite566 good luck with that random dude on the internet!

[@lilLemonUwU]

I love your content, and I'm taking this forward in my quest to get myself out of iron in Valorant. Tilt kills my play, and it kills my enjoyment of the games. Also, I have a favor to ask. If you mention a book or separate video, it would be awesome for links. I watched/listened to this video, and then had to rewatch the whole thing just to find the title of the book you mentioned :/

[@limegaming8760]

When I play cod mobile I always get scared to rush pro players even if I have defender class (OP close range class). Even if I rush I lose like 100% percent of the time. But now i rise myself up. It was simple (do the thing your scared,and you'll get used to it). Now I can rush without anxiety and fear and defeat the pro`s. Now i am tip 3rd player in global in battle royale.

[@arianaventi6299]

Cap

[@Tamicheal22]

My God this is exactly what I needed to hear thank you

[@eathletelabs]

Glad to help! :)

[@FirstnameLastname-qb2bg]

I learned this many years ago trying to understand why I dominated friends and my neighborhood in the video games. The biggest difference was I played to get better while everybody else just played to win. If they found a move or 2 when the game was released they would spend the whole year doing the same thing a million times. They wouldn’t learn anything else until they was forced to. I was guilty of that too as a little kid but playing that way became boring asf to me as I got older. It was no way I could put 100 hours into a game playing that way. I would rather play to get better and maybe win 90% of my games instead of only playing to win doing the same 2 moves and win 99% of my games. I became much better playing that way, people get caught up too much in the W-L record. Yes it’s very very important, but it’s not everything.

[@SquishyEggo]

I left a normal match of league early after a frustrating time. I found this video. I seriously need to reevaluate my actions. Thank you for this video!

[@alexnatan9686]

I'm a apex legends brazilian player and i don't have any special talent in this game... But i have fear and so much frustation when i lose... Thank you guys i learn a new perspection to win more fights have challenger myself

[@saikyue4462]

My emotions are clearly the thing that are holding me back, sometimes i have an emotionless day where i just play like a god and then there are these days where it feels like im in emotion hell, i already have that kind of a mindset cuz when i win a round without doing anything im not feeling any succees or something cuz the round gave me nothing and i would have rather lost this round to have one more round to do something, so i already have the mindset of playing to improve but if i die im so mad and it seems like i cant control it and if i just let it soak into myself im even more pissed, it is so hard on the way to go pro, people really do take this to easy and think that its so easy to game professional.....

[@scarebuddy7732]

we all had that moment when you had that clutch situation that your heartbeat went up, you even forgot to breathe, and when you won you got super excited but when you lost you felt terrible.

[@Sheeporino]

I used to get anxiety from losing to a girl gamer in a 1v1 especially when I had bad memories from a pro basketball girl beating me and people clowning me for it. No more. Not ever. The preception in my mind losing is what made me fail. When I gave myself the preception that even if I lose, don't make me a loser- it helped me approve a lot

[@eathletelabs]

You'll lose to a lot of people, even those you underestimate. The key is to respect that your opponent was better than you in that moment, but recognize that you're capable of improving and becoming greater than them in the future.

[@zanechristiansen]

"Come on man, enjoy the fruits of your labor" "Quit saying fruits"

[@At0micPunk90]

I wish this channel had been around when I was younger. At 28, becoming a "pro" gamer is probably not in the cards for me, but these videos still have some good lessons to take from them.

[@tomodachimusic1891]

Thank you for this. I’m playing in my first local cod tournament on Friday and I’m already nervous.

[@Jhawk_2k]

That "about" at the end got me. As a Minnesotan I always love that accent

[@h1tlerson_codm]

The most heart breaking is not a relationship break up but losing a 149-150 in domination cod.

[@weirdlyattractivecat4634]

I'm actually really anxious when playing competitive games and it's just makes me confused and not focused

[@OTLSitachi-so1qv]

im anxious when people spectate me, im afraid they will call me bad if i die or they will think im bad :(

[@hyunjinsamericano00]

I have a lot of anxiety when I play online games and ESPECIALLY ranked games. It's so bad to the point where I'll load up my game and hover over the "online play" or "ranked" option so long and sometimes I'll back out and not even play....trying to work on that and push myself out of my comfort zone to play more online games has been a struggle but I try to tell myself if I keep doing it it'll get better and I wont get so anxious anymore

[@lukasvisvader2137]

I can say that you are now my favorite channel just because I was trying to find ways how to become a pro player and you show me with your videos how it works and I can see the difference now :)... I do not know if you saw and just copyright your content somewhere or you really do create it yourself but I simply do not care because your videos are great and I wish you a lot of success in your whole life and thank you for what you are doing :)

[@qbk00]

I love how videogames make us be better persons

[@aandrenery]

Really nice to find a video on that subject that doesn't start with someone shouting

[@eathletelabs]

I'd probably get more views if I did though lol

[@aandrenery]

@@eathletelabs Unfortunatelly, yes. Haha. Also those typical thumbnails

[@FTWRahul]

Very unique video covering a very important topic, you're underrated man!

[@tdmm]

It's so weird, when i play ranked on team games, i get MUCH less frustrated then when i play a solo game. I think that the "guilt" of loses comes just for me and not to the team

[@skilledgaming2626]

I am having tilt right now this time I was playing call of duty and I am raging at it thanks for the help

[@xy769]

dude i just discovered yr channel recently and I cant wait for you to become well-known. Good stuff, keep it up

[@Snow-gi4lt]

This is both very informative and inspiring! Love the content, It really means a lot! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@oronk60]

Rage effects my gameplay massively when I play seige. I get a great amount of kills in my first few games, more importantly I'm a great team player, then I drop the ball and rage bad. I get much more toxic and a lot more reckless. Then my score drops and I become a liability. Worst of all I yell when I die which disturbs my neighbours and the people around me. Trying to get my rage under control is a challenge but with enough discipline I'll do it.

[@ghostrazer8806]

I accept ur challenge 🤜🏻🤛🏻 Thankx for this amazing video I learned a lot love from India ❤️

[@jamesferguson1460]

You remind me of the nerd writer but for video games and self help, I love it :)

[@txc_acidcat]

Amazing video. Great advice. I find myself Swearing a lot and blaming randoms or basically just not taking ownership for what I did wrong and trying to improve. I feel like I’ll do a little bit better with this new perspective

[@jimmys3575]

10:34 I love how they use a clip of Notail playing hearthstone to represent frustration. Hearthstone can even destroy the positivity of even one of the most positive players in Dota 2.

[@Th0rn3195]

“Rather than it being your main objective, winning should be the fruits of your labor”

[@josiah172]

This is super late but this video is still extremely useful. I needed to see this at this exact moment. Great video.

[@JDragon272]

There is one thing I do need to say - based on what game you play - the part of about trying to Learn from the Match, especially when you got Overmatched/Overrun… and by the Opposing Team REAL FAST, that’s a Big Problem too when you Don’t See Where and What Happened, then how can you Learn anything anyway? That’s why Fast Matches - I’ve Skipped any point of seeing anything. I have a tendency to now Block those who are responsible to avoid being matched up with them again. And also the part - Play for the Sake of Winning feels like the Main Thing, and everyone obviously plays that way. What a Paradox.

[@18spy82]

11:40 (book)the willing to keep win...

[@eathletelabs]

Its a very insightful read. Highly recommend it!

[@18spy82]

@@eathletelabs I'm reading it now. can you suggest more books please..?

[@uckyou30]

Thank you for this video. I was grinding solo queue on apex legends ranked and needed this LUL

[@gdfuzion8644]

im gonna watch this all over again.

[@blissful5758]

Same with people for R6 from NA, if you are a gold player, solo que in EU servers. In EU Gold+ ranks are much more strategy/tactical than na is. NA is just gunning and EU is for improving other asppects besides aim.

[@loney.9979]

My problem is that... you know i can't get over it like we lost the match because of me and instead of forgetting or overcoming it, I keep on remembering it and tell my self how stupid that decision was or "why did I do that?!' idk if its a bad thing or not but for me its bad, really really bad because I just keep on regretting it and end up getting disappointed at my self... and then boom tilt be coming my way.

[@NukeTenthTheGrand]

KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK MAN!!! VERY INFORMATIVE AND MOTIVATIONAL

[@bbs7443]

Please keep on doing these kinds of vids. It's really freakin helpful and don't ever stop. Thank you so much

[@bbs7443]

I think I've found what I was looking for. I am truly grateful. You deserve more subs and viewers.

[@PR-BEASTJAM91]

I am actually just watching this for the first time. I used to dabble in a couple competitive matches in fighting games just to see if I was “good”. I’d play with my friends and get in heated matches but never ranked. I played DOA5 heavily in ranked but for some reason stopped but I was very good at that game eventually. I keep stopping myself from trying new games.

[@nannan9528]

this one really helps me a lot im not struggling to anything like sens or so whatsever i am struggling of anxiety and mentallity in games

[@unownnnn]

Good insight! Thank you for the video. Making a loss or a win an equal success definitely opened my mind. Whether I apply it the next time I play OW is a different story :P

[@HollowTheOne1]

insane content friend. Keep it up!! you will get the viwers you deserve, soon

[@akumasdeception]

I just wanna say thanks for this video. I just started playing fps multiplayer and I was getting ready to quit because I was dying all the time. But, your words of encouragement and mindset have allowed me to be fearless, which in turn has made me better player. Thank You!

[@Trapface420]

awesome videos keep em coming, dont worry they gonna blow up if you keep working hard

[@99NothingFeind]

You earned the sub you make great vids man thanks for helping us all understand! Work the mental! ✨

[@sk3letaur574]

Your voice is so good to listen.Your content is awesome.I watched all of your videos and liked every single one.YOU ROCK!!!!!

[@lazypotato9481]

Wow all my life I wanted a video like this I hope you continue on making more videos like this

[@maciekk1455]

Recently found this channel, it is Great you've got some nice psychology tips

[@kylebiaka6697]

I used to keep the midset explained in this video, but since quarantine, that kindset has slowly been lost and i get tilted so easily now, and my overall performance has nearly halved

[@ItsAmir808]

You explained it very well.Thanks dude. That was refreshing for me

[@Xotwod69]

I'm going to try this in my next csgo match. Being an awper is really hard when your teammates are random and I cant cater to people I don't know and cant cater because I don't know their skill set. Really hard which is why I'm going around my school to find people to play with and hopefully, hopefully, go pro.

[@eathletelabs]

Props for going out of your way to find good teammates, love the attitude of taking action my friend!

[@ARat7777]

I dont rage much at games and im happy about that. I learn from my mistakes.

[@thebodaciouscobra3017]

Good for you

[@brashi8423]

Ur videos honestly motivates me the most thank you man

[@juanpablocorleone644]

This is a great video. I do a lot of these things. Thank you

[@Will-xl7xp]

It’s a sport- once you get emotionally invested you will begin to fumble. Enjoy and have fun in there. That’s how you get into flow state. You can’t win all of them. Accept the loss. Reaccess- make adjustments and go back again. Once you get emotional - you get in your own way. You can’t make adjustments when you’re emotional

[@SoulXiOfficial]

Everything works from this yt channel ty!

[@AlexandrBorschchev]

fear of making huge mistakes is what made me stop ranked. I know that if I make a mistake either due to lack of knowledge or by autopiloting/playing while tilted then I would lose lp and waste time. I'd rather play normals, improve and learn, then go back to ranked play it chill and relaxed. Because I play fewer ranked games, I feel slightly more pressure to do well and still get anxious.