i gotta say, and yes this comes off as cocky, and etc etc, but out of the 8 games i've played, i've won 7, and drew only 1, and i have learnt a lot from those games, they weren't easy wins, well, maybe one or two of htem, but the rest, i had to really fight for them, tried out some crazy stuff,
yes i would learn from losing, but winning can teach just as much, more so when the game is very close, hard fought,
really im not disagreeing, losing can be a very good experience, but i believe only when its hard fought, if you get beaten pretty soundly, even if you decide to try and do some new tings, your limited in what you can do due to your situation. close hard fought games bring out the best in players IMO,
but i must say, this post is a really good one, people need a reminder ( myself included) that losing shouldn't always be taken hard, it can be very helpful, and im sure i'll eat my share of loses soon enough,