I've never really focused on my ranking per se because it's out of my control. I try and do the right thing each week, and the ranking will look after itself.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My objective has always been to get better, no matter where my ranking is.
Rankings are not so important. I am only focused on winning tournaments.
I'm trying not to pay too much attention to the rankings because calculations can distract you.
I really don't care that I'm ranked.
The one thing you can't do when you're highly ranked is relax.
If you want to do something, what does it matter where you are ranked?
I still have the desire to succeed, and I've always felt success is measured by what you've done in the win column, not top 10s.
I keep track of my blog stats, Facebook subs, my Amazon rank, Twitter followers, Facebook likes per posts, my chess ranking. I get stressed when they all don't go up.
I always believe in myself, no matter what my ranking.
Now quantitatively we rank things on something called alpha over standard deviation, which is the return independent of the market divided by volatility. Usually, to get a high ranking, you need some buying pressure.
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