Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Professional and amateur sports players all come to know the impact and value that emotions have on the game they play. The “pre-game motivational speech” exists for good reason, and it’s to get players into the best possible mindset. When players feel better, they play better. There are even theories on what hormonal release might…

Knowing how to ask the right questions and answer them is key to improving your chances on any bridge hand, be it as declarer or as defender. I’ll give you a hand along with a series of questions. First, try to answer them yourself, and then take a look at the answers.  At the end…

Conventions like Stayman or ACOL become familiar to most bridge players who reach a certain level of expertise or teaching. Once you’ve been around in the game for a while, you adapt conventions that are unique to your partnership (and your hand at that point in time). Sometimes, conventions start to become like a signature…