Refining the method
In a comment, I lately described the four stages of my method. Unearth the logic. That takes quite some fiddling around. Transform the logic into patterns that are more or less position independent Remember the patterns Test the absorption This method works to a certain degree. With a pace of one problem per day and, say, 3 patterns per problem. about 1000 new patterns per year seems to be doable. But it is hard work, and although the method works, I have somehow the feeling that I haven't reached the maximum learning potential of the method. The method is pretty crude, so let's have a look whether it is possible to refine it. Unearth the logic In this area, you might be able to snatch a free lunch or two. Don't waste your time with trying to solve the problems yourself. Use Stockfish and fiddle around as much as you can. Make use of every annotation by grandmasters if you can. Use themed problem sets whenever possible. Since this is a system 2 activity, it will take a l...