BAD HABIT: Why PRACTICING Hard is Making You WORSE at League of Legends

[@thatguysoko]

Hey! As an educator, there’s something I would expand on in your video about bad habits. Instead of thinking “Oh, I need to get rid of this bad habit right away” and going cold turkey, there’s a more effective way to think: Replace your bad habit with a new habit. Instead of thinking “I’m just not going to do X”, think about “Okay, every time I think about X, I’m going to try to do Y instead”. Framing it this way mentally will give you a tangible goal to replace and rid yourself of a bad habit. Cheers!

[@skyereave9454]

That's actually very interesting. I'll try to employ this in the future. Thank you

[@BananaHead223]

That's an awesome outlook! I'm going to try your advice later today when I play. Thank you

[@jesterchester8428]

Been reading and even hearing people mention this exact thing a lot lately.

[@RealGimelYafit]

That is exactly how i solved one of my problems with fiora. Im a fiora main and every time i used to waste my w wayyy too early and it kinda just got me losing all the time. So one time i was against a jax and in the start of the game i got wrecked, he destroyed my lane so what i said to myself is that "every time he uses his e (his stun) i would use my w (counter) 1 second after I wanted to first use it" , AND IT WORKED LIKE MAGIC. I w almost every e or every other stun in the enemy team for the entire game and also every other game i played fiora since then. Sometimes you just need to push those habits aside and put new ones to get used too that's how you improve in lol and mostly in life.

[@itorres008]

It should be done to communicate in game with the team, too. It's not as helpful to tell a guy "don't do X" because there's a dozen other things he could do but you haven't given him direction as to what to do. More useful to tell him, "Better do Y because of this and that."

[@alvinpat7452]

I thought this is a league video, turns out to be a life lesson

[@lozsixs9072]

Yeah...

[@HollowEXP]

QOTD: playing normals When i have no virtual points at stake, the game feels like an actual video game and not a high stakes anxiety addiction. Even if people feed in normals im fine just playing the game and if people rage im laughing at them because its normals

[@TheHideousgamer]

And this is the trap people fall in rank or not these bad habits can form; Once, they do you're behold to them. So yes normals is a more relaxed form of League of Legends. If your goal is to improve you need to be on yourself normals or not. You have to actively work on CSing, Wave control, tracking the jg, etc etc. Normals is a good place to work on all these skills.

[@sehaj6493]

QOTD: Im learning to start building items correctly and with knowledge, when I first started playing league a couple months ago, I used to buy random items and hoped to make it work, now I know what champions need what items, when to build certain items and if they're right for the game.

[@proguidesleague]

That's great! Perfect itemization can really step up your performance in game!

[@NXE212]

Qotd: reduce the games played per day, feel better when doing that.

[@laurakrystel]

and one actually enjoys the game. Ever since i started playing like 5 games a week my toxicity and frustration has decreased exponentially. I now enjoy playing even when my team feeds

[@Teemoville]

me who only have time for two games a day: O_o

[@ffrench5077]

I’m actually the same I still play lots of games each day but I like to go outside or cook some food in between games

[@kabelactomas5957]

@@ffrench5077 Cooking is really relaxing

[@ffrench5077]

@@kabelactomas5957 agreed

[@thacool101]

2:35 "if you're playing 2000+ you should be diamond at least" as life long bronzie I feel attaked

[@David-qe2gs]

QOTD: lane control, im a main top and i always lost lane playing camille, now I win close to every single matchup

[@kabelactomas5957]

Once you master wave managment your Camille will become monster.

[@exusbuurn905]

For me it was playing aggressive in high silver/low gold MMR that helped me climb. Later on, I found out that learning the limits of your champ and understanding the game is more important.

[@thatguy_5240]

QOTD: Map. Awareness. Holy christ, once I actually started looking at my minimap and warding more consistently in strategic locations, I started being able to call shots better based on where the enemies are, and I feel more in control of the game.

[@kabelactomas5957]

QOTD: Aggresion. I've got more aggresive and I started winning way more.

[@jonathanbolokoski374]

no no raw aggression is bad... try calculated aggression and u will really go places

[@kabelactomas5957]

@@jonathanbolokoski374 Thats exaczly what I am doing ._. I am not dumb man

[@juggmkj]

Dont really need to calculate anything since the game had been dumbed down so much, just be aggressive n deal damage.

[@thetinker167]

@@juggmkj while that is true, you just need to make sure you know when you can out trade and force an all in

[@stormdragon2529]

@@thetinker167 well yea, you need to understand powerspikes and limits of your champ and the enemy champs in every stage of the game

[@jayalbertcastigador9274]

Proguides: Practice CSing to improve your muscle memory! Also Proguides:

[@kepler4192]

Good joke, now go watch the video

[@Alfenheimer]

QOTD: Improving my csing, warding and wave management as Zoe. Already excellent at landing her spells in the heat of the moment, just need to learn how to win, go even, or get better roams on bad matchups.

[@CosmoNova.]

8:07 I like how when he is talking about "Mechanics" the clips played in the video are Garen ones...

[@nemesis6057]

wow it seems that garen only has good matchups and can spin on you without any consequenses. Garen is as hard as vayne top man you gotta realize that. He is an easy champ and that fact makes it easier to learn other aspects of the game like macro, wave management or item building

[@Mangorolo0193]

@@nemesis6057 ye, it's easy so it's ironic that he shows him when talking about mechanics

[@zaferoph]

@@nemesis6057 macro is not as important as micro anway. People really shouldn't play macro leaning champions until their micro comes natural to them and at that point they can learn macro with anyone though GP and TF are two really strong champions for macro play.

[@chipiegg1466]

@@zaferoph i don't agree man macro for support jungle and midlaners is way more important than micro, though a balance is ofcourse always best

[@CosmoNova.]

@@nemesis6057 Uhh was just joking. Don't have to take it that seriously.

[@aberrantreptile]

QOTD: Map awareness. I’m still pretty bad at it but I’ve been paying a bit more attention to it and it’s really helped out, even just the little bit of improvement I’ve had

[@simplemaddness]

QOTD: time management and sleeping habits!

[@lHuTao]

a-are you sure about that ?

[@kelvinmonteiro6485]

QOTD:juking skill shots, ward placing, when to come in a fight( Only with zed cuz entering at the wrong time or target might get u killed) and practicing makes me feel faster and it helps.me get the muscle memory on point when im playing zed only bad thing is when i stay for over +30m

[@Trinity_505]

I came back after a 7 month break. My mechanics and game decisions are so much better and I’m less “emotional” about the game. No more tunnel visioning, it’s really about fun and making the best choices to win

[@expomaker8801]

QOTD: I've actually gotten better at playing piano thanks for asking.

[@joschua2379]

I recently got better at Guitar since i started 4 months ago XD

[@kabelactomas5957]

I play on parents nerves... Does that count ?

[@philippaul6039]

This explains why Gold players seem better than plats XD

[@breannaennis1442]

I always practice cs'ing before playing games for the day. And then after I'm done I watch my worst game and my best game of the day to pick out my mistakes. It has helped me improve a lot! My target picking has improved so much :D and my cs'ing. Worst habit of mine? definitely not being in the right position at the right time. I am, often not close enough to engage if someone makes a play

[@ivanpanganiban7508]

Probably one of the best videos pro guides ever made

[@monunivers1394]

QOTD: There's quite a bit of things I've noticed I've improved on, but in general I think it's understanding matchups, when to go in, when to play safe, etc. In terms of my main (Xayah), I've definitely gotten better at cs'ing with her and getting her combos down. She's not really meta this pre season, but im not diamond or anything so i still play her.

[@WorkOverTimeFitness]

You reference Make it Stick, the Science of Successful Learning a lot here. I like it.

[@aronsawicki1310]

The thing is i win my lane against every nearly matchup, but then ohhh boy my enemies are like 10 times more fed, even tho i saved tp and helped etc.

[@muzen833]

yep that's the thing with top lane if you win your lane like 3-0 but your other lanes are 0-7 by 15 mins xD then boom you have 3 fed enemies after you now while teamates somehow don't push their 4v2 in other lanes

[@taronjaruchaiyakul2447]

QOTD: Wave management. Definitely been working on that and understanding it more. Execution on it may be lacking but I’m working on it!

[@Psychopath39]

any tips regarding top lane wave management?

[@taronjaruchaiyakul2447]

@@Psychopath39 I’ve been working as adc but there should be a lot of videos that cover it. The most basic tip I can give is that before you recall, if it is SAFE to do so, PUSH the wave ALL THE WAY to the enemy tower. It’ll have the wave bounce back to you slowly and you can collect that juicy farm. Also learning how to freeze is so important for top lane.

[@kabelactomas5957]

@@Psychopath39 Learn match ups. Then you can manipulate with wave as much as you want.

Bro, this vide. For real. It's so true. I wish the players I coach understood this as much as u do!

[@brianfox340]

2 ways I've heard this said in physical sports: Practice doesn't make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect. Or Practice doesn't make perfect. Practice makes permanent. My favorite example is that many people drive their car every day of their lives, and most never even get decent at it.

[@TheTalentLessxd]

Literally the best video on this channel. Absolutely great video to help people learn from their mistakes and make good habits.

[@stevebrown4967]

Great vid. Im mid 30s too. Feels bad seeing the mechanics decline and what other players can do

[@misteriousgamers9290]

"If you're getting exhausted or tilted after a game you might take a break." Me after 1 game: that's enough for today.

[@surr3ald3sign]

bruh same, had a game yesterday where our jg consistently died to every single camp and then had the audacity to say we were bad

[@paoie1236]

Back in highschool, our coach used to tell us "practice makes permanent". Basically, what you practice is what what sticks to you.

[@heliam_4688]

Qotd: flaming my mates

[@kabelactomas5957]

Show us your ultimate flame. :D

[@mantide737]

then i will hope that i will not encouter you in games lmao

[@Tomasin19]

omg sameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@riven9115]

Lol I can relate to this

[@jonathanzanders3044]

Half of these players make the same mistake all game just simple things like getting an executioner to help the team they refuse to get it when a super fed Mundo is killing all of us!

[@Aevasrealm]

QOTD: farming and matchups. As a Yone main, I had too much confidence at the beginning, and was very aggresive without enough farm. Then, I 1v1d against a level 7 mastery yasuo expert friend of mine and he beat me, alot, because his yasuo in aram 1v1s is not winnable by yone. That made me more scared of any matchup and was sitting back losing even more cs than originally. Yesterday though, I found the middle ground, I got all the info I neeed since the last 1v1, I learnt the hard matchups, the ez ones, practiced farming too. Like the coach says, if you acknowledge your weaknesses you become stronger. I found this new leveling technique from way of the tempest and now I do a lot better.

[@joschua2379]

QOTD: my jungle tracking and deciding which objective is important

[@עמיתגרינשטיין]

I have improved in feeding I died a whole lot more now

[@SondaroSasuke]

Old grandpa, 30+ Me, at 27: oh no-

[@Shadic-rf8dg]

Nice knowing you man....

[@simpumba3798]

Biggest tip I'd give anyone wanting to climb is play in sets of 3. If you win 2 games, lose 1, keep going. If you lose 2 games, and win 1, take a break or stop playing for the day, or go into arams/norms to cool off. People don't realize how much tilting can influence you and everything. Another tip I personally used was talk to myself about what I was doing, I stream so my friend can watch on discord, and it's crazy how much I can think by saying it out loud. I pretty much climbed from plat to diamond with the best of 3 tip, sometimes less is more, but a lot of people don't get that.

[@BIGBofficial_]

QOTD: Wave management. As a jungle main I've ignored everything beyond the basics too long, but I've been playing solo lanes to improve😄

[@scottallen4569]

The Rival system (Having one person your specifically trying to be better than) is really efficient at improving yourself, as long as you have the resources to know what you need.

[@sonnithezerker53]

Qotd: early gank and overall aggression with my main Rengar

[@GoldenBoyXCM]

i got better at not giving my teammates a hard time when they do mistakes. I dont flame them or reduce the moral of the team. I focus my energy on what i can do right. As long i feel they try to win, i give my best to work with them.

[@mlrobbins02]

QOTD: Definitely my Azir tech. I learned how to do the Shuriman Shuffle, as well as the move where I dash in with a Soldier and then fling my opponents behind me with my Ult.

[@janzataj6714]

as a person who decided to learn every possible thing i agree. when u practice something to understand that its always good to compare it to working out. if u do an exercise for a long time not only do u not get more improvment but also each consecutive one after a certain time will be worse. If u do it short and correctly u will most probably get more results in the long run. So remember, everytime u take up something, remember to dose it daily, unless u want a sore brain

[@divinetiger7328]

I agree with this, I learned how to play Draven subconsciously, I didn't play him for a year because I played too bad with him, but when I played him again, I was better than before and he became my main.

[@sarahcarrillo6235]

My CS had improved greatly. Every game I leeway I try to have the highest CS in the team. I play champs like Kayle, Irelia, Evelynn, etc. So CS is crucial. I'm proud that I'm doing better.

[@nekroz_of_super_dora3477]

QOTD: Not League related but I redownloaded MGS V and learned that it’s okay to not stealth the whole way like I tried to before. Sometimes you just have to break out the shotgun and Rambo through to the goal.

[@themanidentifiedasdinosaur8138]

I'm not promoting any channel #notsponsored but watching a guide before playing league somehow has a good impact for me. For example, watch a top lane guide on split push, then play a split pushing champ like yorick.

[@dr.friendly7282]

I have a question, how do you study matchups for a specific champion? I've been trying to learn some matchups for orianna since I play her the exact same way most of the time

[@janlukegabriel]

This video's amazing! Well done! It's therapeutic!

[@Kakatouwiham]

QOTD: Doing ghost barrel combo on GP the toolbox is perfect to practice that. My macro is also getting better, specially to deny CS or objectives while not even been ahead.

[@lautaro9935]

QOTD: lane control.

[@MikuscarShiro]

QOTD: I recently started doing autofill roles just to be a flexible solo queue player. And I'm glad I did that because I got better in jungler role (which is my most hated role atm)

[@Smily771]

Listen to him! Once I was in my promos to Diamond couple of times lost them all and I didn’t stop playing which led me to fall all the way to Plat 4 with horrible MMR

[@growingoaks]

QORD: pressuring and creating splits. Today, i shoved top and mid and dropped Rift bout 10 sec before dragon straight on tower and met my team at drag for a free drake.

[@xAVACx]

QOTD: My Aggressiveness. I'm no longer sitting back to prevent my own deaths and instead trying to get as much value out of every life I take on the rift

[@antonikudlicki1100]

The new Jordan Peterson's "12 rules for life" sure looks great

[@robbiemccauley6075]

I’ve read that book and it’s a life changer. One of the most powerful books, especially for people the ages of 16-25. It’s better to read it sooner rather than later.

[@9xtryhx230]

I have read them all, and they are really good if you are around 18-24!

[@antonikudlicki1100]

It's a joke not ad wtf people

[@skyereave9454]

@@robbiemccauley6075 I'll give it a go then. Thanks for suggesting it

[@stefanjelin1902]

Qotd: Flaming teammates for my mistakes and then muting chat, and repeat.

[@laurenlonnie5515]

Qotd: playing different roles. Playing mid made me a better bot laner

[@kabelactomas5957]

I think playing few games at Top lane as Bot laner is best ,since you learn wave managment and trade. I play these 2 roles. Bot learned me positioning and map control ,Top learned me wave managment ,trade and outplay.

[@Tomohiko_Tatsuno]

"Practice doesn't make perfect, practice makes permanent."

[@banalerta5356]

Practicing isn't efficient,but doing it right will.

[@YourTrustyHonkey9716]

QOTD: Item building, when i first go into league 2 years ago that was the most intimating part of league and i didn't have time to know what item did what.

[@WhyDizzy]

My shotcalling has improved now i'm just trying to improve on my early game macro

[@sonicboom5012]

Qotd:Trading technically but mostly just Punishing, I’ve learned to watch for when I can go for possible pokes at my enemy laner and trade with them, and even punish when I catch them doing something I could probably punish, if I catch them, imo a little ironic cause I main champions who are rather punishable

[@ericroberts5321]

the thing im doing wrong apparently is, when i pick jungle at plat 4, i get 3 feeding lanes, and even though i win someone a lane, theyre not getting anything done. and yes, i know how to create a winning gameplan, i just need adequate laners, and my mistake is, that the rng matchmaking gods arent giving me them.

[@leonardocontirossini6977]

I did main fiora for a while with a 64%win rate but then I started losing, like 40% win rate and I did quit her. I learned some weeks ago that I was losing because I was expecting to win without effort. So just failing one or two vitals got me tilted, and I would lose all games after too. So the lesson is to accept mistakes (because also pros do some), playing always perfectly is impossible, so be ready to do some dumb stuff (like a friend who lost early game against a kayle playing Darius ...)XD

[@zoisantonopoulos7999]

The problem i have is this , i feel i reached my peak. It's like when i used to swim , getting to the 50 best swimmers in my country was easy enough. Getting to 8 was harder. Getting to the medals took more effort than the previous stages combined. I don't have the will power to focus on league , i just don't have the time nor interest . This is why i ll probably never escape plat. I understand that i must study the game more and unfortunately i kinda want to improve but i don't wanna put the effort in doing so because i think other things like university is where i should focus more.

[@IceCream-vd3jw]

As a hardstuck Yuumi onetrick my reflexes and motor skills are pretty much dead but I'm improving a lot using Anivia, becoming my second pick (As suppniva tho) and I've been having a lot of success! Specially against Yuumi's counterpicks! However, no matter how much I practice I never get to perfect my Yuumi Q targeting and Q-ing while unlocking and re-locking the camera is still a bit hard.

[@swaggy_k_boi]

QOTD: Having fun! If ur not at least having fun with the game, ur not gonna have a good balance between good and bad habits.

[@TheMatthew9727]

"Reinforce " has an i in it ;)

[@greenemachine_vfx]

Thank you! For fuck’s sake

[@scottallen4569]

QOTD: Confidence. I was told that I was a lowkey god by my friend who saw me pull off a 3v1. So i went into the next game with more confidence in lane. Went 23/6/12. Never looking back.

[@itorres008]

One problem is thinking about or calling "playing" - "practice". Practice is a repetitive activity to improve a particular skill, including drills, simulated game situations, etc. Playing is usually for fun, trying to win instead of practicing new skills. Unfortunately, proper practice in LoL is limited by options in Practice Tool. You can't get together two teams and practice the exact situation over and over or other things. Maybe possible if Riot improves Practice Tool for whole teams, implements chronobreak back to a spot and such.

[@carmelorosario155]

The most learning is done actually done during sleep. So an 1 hour of play with 8 hours of sleep is better than hours of play and only 4 hours of sleep. That is not say practice is bad. You just need to make sure that your having fun while playing. Not having fun will cause you to focus on "winning" and less on good decision making. This paired with a good night's rest is a recipe for success.

[@miguelmanuel9205]

So if i practice inting, I get worst at inting?

[@vukvukadinovic7953]

Ahahhahaa, go play yasuo/yone every game, you will improve on other champions xD

[@ectobiusrex454]

QOTD: As an adc main, positioning, csing and wave management are the things I'm currently trying to improve on,though I'm currently having some trouble when it comes to identifying what to do with my waves... But I'm trying!

[@jefdewinter6290]

QOTD: inting im getting better and better at inting

[@trymidsalarthun9915]

QOTD Qiyana, I can now also play during laning phase and get a kill or two without dying twice for a kill getting half enemies farm.

[@Jkkoolz]

I dont play league like I use to but I noticed when I smurffed with a friend to just have fun and do dumb stuff I noticed that if I did this too much I built really bad habits and would lose games in my actual elo

[@turtlepie8346]

Question: 135 games played and I went from bronze 1 to gold 4, is that a good climb?

[@kabelactomas5957]

Thats really good climb ! You can be proud of yourself. Good job !

[@turtlepie8346]

@@kabelactomas5957 Thanks, good to know

[@StephenRogue]

Qotd: I started getting better at cs. I recently tried playing adc this preseason so I can know how to support better (I'm a support main)

[@surr3ald3sign]

ive been playing zed alot lately (he looked cool af and i wanted to try him) and ive been watching all the videos i can find abt zed and i feel ive actualy improved om zed more than any other champs after only a few games bc ive been seriously trying to fix my bad habits and learn not just how to play zed or build him but also the why to build certain items or runes and what not

[@Danietz]

I've been getting a lot better at a) mechanical outplays b) dealing with hard matchups in lane

[@SpaceRangerBeta]

QOTD: I learned to be the leader of my games. I used to play passively and let others make decisions but when you have a mmr and elo of gold 3 but you're playing with ppl who barely got past lvl 30 i had to change my playstyle even with others that have 100k+ on a champion.

[@SpaceRangerBeta]

I dont really play ranked unless i want to raise the my mmr. Sadly that means i gotta start at the very bottom cause ranked sucks

[@alphayoloer507]

Kristoph: Practicing is killing your gains

[@archaicfalcon4898]

u talking about Gavin?

[@carorivas8357]

QOTD: i've been playing Mid Lane since season 7 (i was main support before that season) and i just learned how to trade succesfully on some difficult Match ups. I still learning but at least i reach diamond this season.

[@gentlecard_tom]

I don’t know how to fight back when I get chased. When I see enemies on the mini map coming from my jungle it’s kinda to late. My opponent gets super aggressive when I just want to farm and I think I’m getting baited.

[@luken2774]

QOTD: been watching NEACE and getting better at the decision making of when to contest, push advantages, and ignore the team because there’s better macro decisions

[@youwotmate7705]

You could simply argue that playing less league is good for you, and playing exclusively with friends is the best way to enjoy the game (although it does appear as tho most players don’t care wether they enjoy playing league or not).

[@matijaslendold7344]

Short version: learn on ur mistakes, dont play when u are tilted, ask yourself what u culd do beter. GL 😉

[@Negativity808]

I'm a master player with 3 diamond 1 seasons, and I still int sometimes if I play too many games in a day I start auto pilot and it hard to break esp after a loss streak or something.

[@Apogee012]

QOTD:I'm a aphelios bot main and I nearly have over 250 matches since I joined(late October 2020). I used to go full Rambo In ranked matches. My rank shot up then in bronze it stopped. Then I was stuck there for a few weeks. And now I do ranked every time I do a few arams and a few blind picks. Then I started to climb then I got to bronze 3. But then I got demoted all the way to bronze 4 14 lp. Honestly, I dont really know what I do wrong or right. I would like to get some advice.

[@bastianandieschack5134]

QOTD: ive gotten better at playing safe early, i one trick fiora and i think her early has gotten a little worse (maybe reinforced by starting tear because of mana problems) So ive started not fighting all the time in lane

[@kabelactomas5957]

Take Presence of Mind isntead of Triumph and you shoud be fine

[@xShatterfrost]

My reflex used to be extremely slow, but I've got better at reacting to ppls skills instead of trying to predict them and hope im right.

[@j.c.inaudito1137]

This is kinda true for my zed mechanics

[@yuriborges6262]

Qotd: I realized the best way to split push as a top laner and when to do it

[@iammastermagoo3057]

Practice does NOT make perfect it makes PERMANENCE

[@nirou3691]

QOTD: I really worked on my cs and am scoring between 6.2 and 8 pretty much every game which even if it seems small I am very proud of

[@Laserman727]

I think lately my wave management and mechanics (specifically on akali and diana) have improved.

[@imKSG]

Dang calling me out in every single way haha. I’ll try to do these things

[@SinnerChrono]

Im going to be going sober for the 1st time in over a decade. I guarantee that it will skyrocket my win rates

[@Nick55ADTR]

One of the many goals. Not grind league or ranked for most of the day. Gonna try play maybe 3 to 5 tops.