9/7 Spent most of the weekend playing Magic. Increasing sophistication. My older son can’t help but suggest improvements to each of our individual gameplay. I continue to be puzzled by my slow speed of thinking and inability to keep several parameters in my head at the same time. In a Magic game, I basically can only believe what the others are doing, I have no capacity to follow their moves and understand their mechanics. – This is odd, because don’t I have reason to believe I am of above-average cognitive abilities? You wouldn’t believe it when you see me read a book, hold a conversation, or play a game. I feel reminded of my chess club experience. It was the lowest league of chess club there is, and yet despite much trying, I was unable to be anything but the worst player in the club, for several seasons.