How a HARDSTUCK Gold Player Got MASTER in 1 YEAR While Having a FULL TIME JOB

Eashan joined Saltu in August of 2020. In October 2021 he hit Master tier on the NA server. I sit down with Eashan to learn how he did it.

Topics we cover in the interview:

- How Eashan’s goal changed over time
- What were the invisible narratives that were holding him back?
- What does playing with high intensity mean for Eashan?
- What he specifically focused on in each rank.
- Eashan’s schedule and process over the last 12 months (working full time)
- The importantance of champion mastery
- Is Eashan a “talented” player?
- What is bad SoloQ advice he has seen
- What holds back Gold/Platinum players?

Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
3:06 - Who is Eashan?
4:51 - Why was Eashan stuck in Gold for 6 Seasons
7:39 - Why did Eashan want to improve?
8:17 - What was Eashan’s Initial Ranked Goal?
9:08 - Which ranks did Eashan get stuck at?
11:36 - Is Diamond 4 Elo hell?
12:59 - How his perception of high elo players changed over time
14:41 - Advice to someone who wants to go from Gold to Master
19:12 - Which champion(s) did Eashan climb with?
20:53 - Invisible Narrative no.1 - early game vs scaling champs
23:42 - Invisible Narrative no.2 - obsessing over builds, teammates and champions
26:22 - Invisible Narrative no.3 - Unwinnable games & Losers Queue
29:36 - Invisible Narrative no.4 - I don’t deserve my rank being a one trick
32:20 - Losing his confidence when reached Diamond 4
33:58 - Invisible Narrative no.5 - Your laners dying to ganks
36:43 - Dealing with Chaos in Solo queue
42:53 - Playing with High Intensity and focus
47:50 - Using League as a self development tool
48:28 - Eashan’s Daily Schedule
50:40 - Eahan’s review process
54:08 - How did Eashan improve his mechanics?
57:29 - How did Eashan’s process evolve over time?
59:09 - What he focused on Gold 2 to Platinum 4
1:00:29 - Platinum 4 to Diamond 4
1:02:42 - Diamond 4 to Diamond 2
1:03:39 - Diamond 2 to Master
1:10:10 - Champion Mastery and one tricking
1:13:45 - How to master a champion
1:19:11 - What Eashan didn’t expect about climbing
1:20:40 - Is Eashan talented at the game?
1:26:30 - What holds back Gold players?
1:30:18 - What is bad soloq advice?
1:33:30 - How does Eashan ask better questions?
1:35:54 - Advice to people in Gold
1:39:20 - What’s next for Eashan?
1:42:38 - Why does Eashan have so much fun in soloq?
1:45:23 - Eashan’s reflections and notes
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