**wrote this on my notes app because Reddit editor keeps deleting my post.**



**playing during work actually made me a much better player, and I just hit a 14-game win streak this week because of it.**

[https://skilldiff.ai/summoner/T%20As%20In%20Tea/4JOE?region=na1](https://skilldiff.ai/summoner/T%20As%20In%20Tea/4JOE?region=na1)

**when I’m working, I’m also answering live chat tickets. Naturally this forces me to literally not play like a maniac. I can’t constantly force fights and unlike bwipo I will not trade unless I know with certainty I win, because I’m literally answering a customer at the same time.**



**Instead of pushing waves mindlessly or going for risky trades, I’ve adopted the mindset that if the jungler is not on the map, it’s because he’s coming to kill me. I ward more, and I don’t overextend even if see a kill angle if I don’t have 100% certain knowledge of the jungler whereabouts.** 



**Same thing in the mid game, if I don’t see the enemy team, I just assume they’re coming to collapse on me. Instead of being greedy and going for that plate or the tower, I just back off.**



**Basically, playing ranked during work has forced me to slow down and play more passively which ironically makes me more consistent. I die less, I give up fewer shutdowns, and I show up for the fights that matter. I stop dying right before the objective too, that’s a big one.** 



**This mindset alone has helped me win 17 of my last 20 and 23 of my last 30.**



**Turns out the best way to climb is to be consistent, which means dying less and going for more high percentage plays.**

How playing during work is helping me climb out of emerald