Inner game
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Inner game is the psychological half of pickup: self-image, outcome independence, abundance mentality, managing approach anxiety, killing one-itis. Outer game is the visible half: openers, stories, kino, clothes, logistics.
Schools that say "inner game is everything" still send students outside. Schools that say "just run the routine" still have to treat freeze-ups. The useful split is training: inner game is trained by evidence (approaches survived, options exist), not by affirmations alone.