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What does it mean?
Fischer recalls studying chess and praying late at night despite exhaustion.
In plain terms
He studied chess and prayed when very tired.
What can you take from it?
Dedication requires discipline even when tired.

Where it applies

  • training
  • spiritual practice

Putting it to work

  • maintaining discipline

Questions to consider

  • What motivates you to study when exhausted?

Another view

It romanticizes excessive fatigue.

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