How to Beat a SLUMP & Reach CONSISTENCY in CS2

If you play any game on competitive level, you know what a slump is. Sometimes you hit a brick wall and period where you lose game after game despite trying your best and even worse players win over you. It is a frustrating feeling, and we all know it. Not being able to play to your full capabilities makes you question if you are good enough in the first place. It’s known in every part of life, whether you are in sports, finance or even personal life. Bad periods happen, to everyone. Let’s talk about how to deal with that.
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00:00 Intro
00:26 Solutions
00:43 Entertainment Approach
01:01 Competitive Approach
02:50 My Approach
04:52 How to prevent a slump
07:20 Outro
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[@crackleblues4003]

Bro your videos are actual tutorials, 98% of cs content nowadays is stairs smoke on Mirage xD

[@howardphilpott3d]

Best CS content on youtube

[@0riaku]

This video is one of the things I needed. I still have confidence issues when it comes to understanding and being comfortable with my own skills. I really appreciate the timing here Mr. STYKO.

[@ccivinski]

I'm having the worst slump ever, I play for entertainment but I'm pretty competitve and really critical of myself. I know i'm going through a rough patch in life in gerenal, a lot of work related pressure and stress, which i guess is affecting my gaming, but I play as a release valve, to destress and i'm stuck in a stress loop because my game is awful right now. The timing for this video was absolutely perfect, thanks Styko!

[@pangtundure]

im on the fine line between ent. and being the top on the server

[@realstranden1873]

really needed, ive lost 500-600 elo and i feel like ive lost my complete confidence, trying to get it back but its really hard, also very self critical which i know is detremental for my game in the long run

[@fraaank-130]

HAHAHAHA STRANDEN!!!

[@nicob1102]

Thanks for your videos, we can feel your experience and wisdom about the game ! Have a nice day

[@Bagarn42]

I love your videos when you just sit down and talk about topics surronding cs. I learn so much about how to approach the game and I learn new things about myself. I always watch all your videos. Thank you!!

[@renis2704]

thank you Styko for the brilliant content as always, rooting for your next chapter in 2024!

[@milolo6017]

Most underrated player ever! One of the best supporter imo and even managed too fullfile so many other jobs in a Team. Hope you're doing fine! Thank you foor good content! Keep it up man

[@HeMancsgo]

This is the most crucial cs video I have ever seen with my 13k+ hours in the game! Thank you so much for this ♥️

[@STYKO]

Happy to hear that! Good luck 🤩

[@DavidLopes95]

Your videos are fantastic! Keep up the great work!

[@guard1an500]

Thank you styko, another wonderful video

[@jam1ecs]

the past week and a bit ive been in the worst slump, from dropping avg 24-30 kill games and now feeling like i cant aim is frustraing but i think your rightt about having a break from tthe game

[@akirinhafps]

such great content! absolutely love your videos. thank you for the insights. The part where you mentioned bringing self criticism down to a reasonable level really resonated with me

[@cs2gecko]

Long term fan of Jared, mainly thanks to futures trading, but his teachings are really universal

[@rossdog341]

Nice vidio, needed this right now. I see u take much notes when watching demos. Would be awsome to see what u write down after a video with demo review. Just like in the "how to anti strat".

[@paulioska7194]

Man I genuinely love you, I strife to become a better player than I am, I hit a wall and I couldn't find what's wrong with me, I wanted to improve but had no idea where and how, but you helped me so much, I don't know if you'll see this, but thank you

[@aNc1esta]

Hey, styko great vid as always, I would like to ask if you could do video about "how to handle pressure ing" it would help me and milion other people.

[@tActivePH]

Awesome content

[@ElementalDj]

Really well done video! I have a lot of consistency problems and I used to self criticize a lot until I realized that when I was playing bad it was usually because I didn't actually want to play the game / felt like a chore while playing. Also doesn't help that my ADHD makes it hard to focus on the game without getting distracted or zoning out

[@STYKO]

Struggle to focus (for longer period of time which is more than ~10 minutes) is seemingly one common problem majority of players seem to have. Any level, any game… Whoever handles focus well, has major advantage in anything at this age. Might be a good topic to do a video about… problem is, a lot of players don’t even realize they are struggling with this 😅

[@ElementalDj]

Yeah, its a very subtle but significant problem, even a simple thing like losing focus holding an angle losing you the round and then you criticize yourself but don't actually understand the reason why you lost focus.

[@yashrai2129]

awesome content

[@dapetish]

Hey, just played a mm game against you. Keep it up and I hope to see you back on big lan event as soon as possible

[@STYKO]

Thanks, will do! GGs :D

[@marius4377]

🙏

[@rzdexyz]

still very interested in learning about how scrims work & are set up between tier 1/2 teams

[@crackleblues4003]

Question ( maybe an idea for future video ) finding your role in the team and adapting your playstyle to your advantages, example, I use higher sens, so I can entry and clear angles faster but my aim and movement suffer from overflicking and consistency, on the upside clutches like 1v2 are easier then on lower sens.. is a balance possible or should we pick our extreme ? ( Niko from G2 sens for an example) If anyone has an opinion on this I welcome a discussion, just dont take peripherals like glass skates or quick pads in consideration, I am curious about the base of the player’s capabilities. Thanks :)

[@STYKO]

I already did something similar finding role that fits you, but it's mostly due to attributes of your character - kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJKqlq2nrZuJe68 For adapting to playstyle like you mentioned, it is surely possible to find a balance. I feel like the example you mentioned with sensitivity is you overthinking it. Sticking to somewhat reasonable, average sensitivity will make you able to play any role or playstyle. Just stick to it, changing sensitivity is almost always a bad idea.

[@crackleblues4003]

Thank you brother, I watch your videos and twitch all the time, the quality of your content is amazing.

[@zeebpc]

is 60hz unplayable for competitive? if im struggling to reach 10k elo is it because 60hz?

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[@fREShCSCoaching]

golden knowledge! Thank you very much @STYKO Keep it up!