Strategy Games
Positive connections
Planning, intelligence, challenge
Only if personally recognizable
Emotional connections during this preference
Distress about mistakes, difficulty accepting chance, or becoming harsh toward teammates. Enjoying strategy does not imply a need to control people.
Go Deeper
Is strategic planning fun, or do unpredictable teammates or chance outcomes provoke disproportionate anger?
Possible buried beliefs
“If I cannot control it, it will go wrong.”
More questions
If you could not turn to this activity, what feeling or responsibility might come into view?
Does the experience help you understand something painful, or repeatedly strengthen resentment?
Does not knowing or not being in control remain uncomfortable after the activity ends?
Does comparing yourself with someone involved in this preference change your sense of worth?