I play chess mostly for developing my ability to think into the future. Not too much, I don’t think all that much, but the process of “If I move X vs. Y, there will be consequences” is great.
I allow myself to make a lot of mistakes, I prefer this approach, to test & try a lot of things, rather than aim for the “perfect” match.
Sometimes, I make silly mistakes, and that’s fine with me.
On another note, I think that my arts blog is going well, helping me develop other aspects of my life, like emotions.
I like to consume media, articles, books, movies, music, podcasts, 9Gag.
These all combine very well.
I don’t think that the spirit enters the world just through reading book. But I do think that some solutions work better for the spirit than others. Here’s one – chess.