Javier Dominguez is a Magic pro player from Spain. He won the 2018 Magic World Championship.
0:00 Intro
1:24 The language of Magic
3:43 Repeatable decision-making
5:23 Leveraging poker skills, studying the game
10:20 Frustrations
12:49 Being competitive vs. having fun
16:46 Choosing Magic over poker (and Hearthstone)
24:57 Was the old Magic Pro Tour ACTUALLY good?
34:42 The love of the game
37:42 Nature of competitive games
42:43 How Javier wants to be remembered
43:15 Becoming World Champion - did Javier change?
49:40 Preparing for Worlds (work-life-happiness balance)
59:33 Javier's climb to greatness
1:01:49 Hitting a ceiling and starting over
1:05:54 "You can be wrong" - a healthy approach to doubt
1:08:16 Goals and process for 2024
1:10:31 Lightning round Q&A
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