Inside The Mind Of A Geoguessr Pro | Zi8gzag On Competition, Burnout & Memory Mastery Mindclickers podcast

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Inside the Mind of a Geoguessr Pro | zi8gzag on Competition, Burnout & Memory Mastery

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In this episode of Mindclickers, I’m joined by zi8gzag, one of the top professional Geoguessr players in the world. We dive deep into his competitive journey, strategies for staying sharp, the mental game behind Geoguessr, and how he manages both competition and content creation. From memory palaces to tilt management, and from scrimming against the best to pushing the meta, this episode is packed with valuable insights for gamers, competitors, and anyone fascinated by geography esports.

Timestamps / Topics Covered

0:00 Intro

1:20 Journey into GeoGuessr and how Zi8gzag got into it

4:15 The change that made him want to push higher

6:10 Pathway to competition

8:20 GeoGuessr as a tournament organiser

12:20 Scrimming against players globally

14:50 GeoGuessr is factual

15:15 Barrier to entry

18:10 Internalised pressure from an individual perspective

21:00 Visual acquisition in GeoGuessr

23:00 External profession example

24:10 Memory palaces and memorisation techniques (phone codes)

25:30 New memory technique for US

28:00 Learn a country then trade with others

30:05 Post game reflection process

33:10 Dealing with burnout

38:00 Managing tilt

41:30 LBP tilt reflection and stopping negative reflections

44:20 Having a coach or someone to chat to during a timeout

47:00 Considering external performance factors (sleep, nutrition, exercise)

52:10 Putting the pressure on – valid strategy?

54:00 Instalock tactic backfiring

56:20 Moving vs Not moving

59:00 Content creation mindset – experience with negativity

1:03:40 Getting obsessed with analytics

1:06:20 Rapid Fire Questions

1:18:30 Final advice

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