starting self-improvement to hit RADIANT in valorant...

Self-improvement, you know, that thing you hear about online where people go to the gym, start doing skincare, eating clean, meditating, and journaling? Funnily enough, after playing Valorant today, I have come to the conclusion that this is going to be the next step in my ranked journey.

But… How could this possibly help me rank up in Valorant? It sounds so stupid, and counter intuitive. If I want to get better at the game, shouldn’t I just aim-train, play more, and VOD review??

Hey, I’m korey, a 17 year old ascendant player with wild dreams of one day competing in valorant for a college team, or better yet, semi-professionally in tier 3 or tier 4 (if that even exists). However, there’s one small problem with these goals of mine: almost everyone in the competitive scene has either come from a foundation of thousands of hours on cs, or are incredibly talented at the game. I have none of those. I’m currently ascendant 2 and I have 1 year left to grind the game, and become one of the best players in the country. 1 year left to chase my dreams before I’m out of highschool, and thrown straight into the real world. I don’t have insane amounts of talent, and I don’t have the time to put in thousands of hours into the game. The only way that I can possibly close the gap between me and these competitive players is through efficiency.

And self-improvement will 10X my efficiency.

Your health has a direct correlation with your in-game performance, well, it does for me anyway. My scores in aim trainers literally change depending on the amount of sleep that I get. My best days, and best games have been days where I’ve been out of the house, exercising, staying hydrated, and well satiated.

On the contrary, in the games that I played today, I felt groggy, and had a lot of brain fog. I struggled with being patient with my teammates, and made a lot of stupid decisions because of a lack of focus. And this was a result of my many poor habits that I developed this summer . I talked about tilt in my last video, and today I realized just how big of an issue it really is to me.

Even right now, as I read the script out, my mind doesn’t feel clear. I feel like my brain is coated with molasses, and I’m just so slow in the head. I don’t feel snappy at all. Being healthy is incredibly important for any goal you might have, not just your rank in a dumb video game. People aren’t told to take care of themselves anymore, and it’s genuinely concerning. During this time last year, I was at the peak of my health, I remember my mind and body just felt so light. My reaction time was literally matching professional players, and it felt so good to be athletic, to be able to move my body the way I wanted it to move.

So there’s no better day to start again than today. July 29, 2024. In the next 7 days, these are the 3 habits that I want to focus on building, and I WILL update you guys in a future video, I promise.
Sleeping 8 hours a night, on a consistent schedule
Cardio daily (run at least 3 km a day)
Eat 4 meals, and stay hydrated

I don’t expect instant results, but I do know that in the long term, this will help me a lot in my journey. Almost everything you hear about online that’s related to self-improvement is scientifically proven to boost your reaction time, reflexes, decision making, and even the rate at which you learn. Think about sleep hygiene, a clean diet, consistent exercise, meditation, etc. These are not only healthy, but will make you better at valorant.

Anyways, this was just a little update video, I got like 3 hours of sleep last night and after bottom fragging a game on what I thought was my best map, ascent, I realized just how far gone I am from who I was last year. I know it’s a bit silly of a title, but it’s not even a lie. If you enjoyed this video and think you’d want to see more of me, like, comment, subscribe, you know what to do.

Take care of yourself, seriously

FAQ (July 29, 2024):
Peak Rank : Asc 3
Region: NA West
Nationality: Canadian
Goal : Radiant, 95% in every subject

#valorant #radiant #selfimprovement

[koreyVAL]

HEY YOU !! yes, YOU. I want you to reply to this as honestly as you can (ALSO LIKE THE VIDEO PLEASEE):

Do you enjoy this yap session kind of video, where it's kind of raw and unedited? Or should I try to edit them even more? PLEASE let me know, reply to this comment NOWWWW.

[poyoyo]

WHATS GOOD KOREY, unironically taking care of yourself is one of the best ways to be at optimal performance yet remains often overshadowed. keep it upp

[AweYeah]

I totally get how healthy lifestyle habits will improve your gameplay. I've found that whenever I play valorant after playing basketball for a couple hours my aim feels smoother and my mind feels more engaged.

Something I've realised is that athletes in any sport follow the same procedures for improvement, which can also be applied to valorant and it seems you've realised it as well.

Good luck on your journey to improvement.

[ODCoaching]

"improvement is simple, but that doesn't mean it's easy, not everyone can take care of themselves every day, break through mental barriers, stay consistent with the worlds temptations... This journey will be an arduous one and is not meant for everyone if it was easy we would all be masters of our craft" ~ some manwha i read years ago.

Good luck man you're taking the right correct steps i wish you luck <3

[kuroikage]

Most realistic and straight-forward Valorant Youtuber so far. Being focused yourself and the game are important steps in improving.

[ItsEzon]

I love the passion you have for this. Truly inspiring!

[Fyrrbtw]

timing is fire, this is literally what i face in life rn and i'm back to really taking care of myself, exercice and such
goodluck in your journey ! i'll follow ur progress, sir

[RealKamiFPS]

I'm literally at the same stage and commenting to bookmark this. LOVED the video and good luck ❤

[sKtorielVal]

Im here for the journey. I believe in you man😤🙏

[JustaaTJ]

never really realized that self-improvement could help you in game. I always thought that if you put in time and effort you could slowly rise up.

[deardoue]

this might seem crazy but im a gym goer and i play val, it feels great every comp game i hop on, knowing that today i've done something useful in my life instead of rotting away on val without doing anything else to improve life quality

[paweex]

This is such an underrated video, crazy

[jacob]

Keep up these habits no matter what you do in life! I hope the Valorant grind pays off and even if it doesn’t it will forever give you the confidence that you can significantly improve at whatever you try at.

[ashleykv]

Hope more players who wants to improve sees this

[nabblyy]

man your video editing is crazy hoping I reach this level

[YourBelowAverageNoob]

just subscribed I will stay with you on this journey

[zipp]

damn glad asf this showed up in my feed. ive recently got into console val, have about 70 hours on it and also am trying to improve myself. i would love to talk to you as im also going into my junior year of hs and itd be sick to hear what you havebto say 1 on 1, but i hope to continue seeing your vids. good luck brother ❤

[RylHango]

If you're ascendant 2 there are bigger issues than your out of game routines. But I do agree self improvement is one of the best way to expedite that process if you're already doing aim training and VOD reviews. It's more time efficient to sharpen the saw than to grind ranked.

[SkyTony]

Finally see sth like this val content on yt

[butterspread]

to reset sleep schedule, try going to sleep at the same time you did yesterday (im guessing early in the day) BUT put an alarm for pretty early, only 3h of sleep, you can drink coffee at the start of the day but not after noon, stay active during the day, dont go on a couch or a bed, drink a ot of water, no energy drinks, at 11pm approximately, you will be litteraly asking to sleep, but only sleep at least from 10pm otherwise it will fuck up even more the schedule, i recommend brown noise to fall aasleep even faster, (it took me 10min when i did it) while it usually took more than an 1h and it was at 3am lol. The next morning you will wake up at around 7am, get some sunlight and you should be good, once you do this, keep a veryy consistent bed and eating time (ie. 10pm 7am) now your schedule will be perfect, and you will actually be ready for school when it comes around! gl bro, i am trying to do the same as you! (im also asc2 and have 2more years of high school but i dont want to do pro or semi pro valorant, im trying to get extremely good at school to get into the top schools of my country while still playing a bit of video games as valorant is pretty good ngl. )