Being Seriously Casual

V N Ramamoorthy

Ladies and Gentlemen

It takes every kind of person to make the quixotic bridge world.

No lack of variety - casual, serious, tournament, social, rubber and friendly - take your pick.

But the nuance of winning at bridge table is when you are able to be casually serious or vice versa. Confusing? It must be!

Optimism is a welcome trait for bridge players. Because being pessimistic does not pay any dividend, anyway 🙃

When you are a declarer and looking at the combined wealth with your dummy, you may be exasperated that there is no way out of this mess.

But wait a minute. Maybe the bridge Gods are kind to you. Like Alfred Sheinwold advocated "When things look gloomy, assume the cards lie in your favour" 🙂

Better to hope and pray than be remorseful and resigned. Because you have everything to gain and nothing to lose, anyway!

Like there is a "Golden hour" in human life, there is a "Golden minute" on the table - just grab it 😌

Be seriously casual externally and be casually serious in your mind. Difficult, yes, but not impossible 😌

Like the Ad Guru Peter Drucker famously quipped "They can copy my words, ape my actions or follow my style - but they can't copy my mind or creativity!"

So get ready for your next battle. In all seriousness, be casual 🙂

Happy bridging,

Cheers
VNR

Disclaimer : All opinions are entirely those of the author and are no reflection of the views of the BridgeFromHome Team.

 

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