Broken By Concept

Is Emerald The REAL Elo Hell? Coach Curtis and Nathan Mott explore this popular topic of discussion in the League of Legends community.

Is playing Duo Queue beneficial for learning the game? What are the challenges? The long and short term affects of Duo Queue - Communication in League of Legends

Learning models, what makes an expert, reviewing philosophy, how do other people climb without reviewing?

Where Does The Term ?Tilt? Come From? - The Mental Game of Poker by Jared Tendler - Understanding and Managing our 'Tilt' in League of Legends. 

Understanding what a realistic improvement journey looks like by reviewing and analyzing our listener's op.gg (match history)

Comparing Yourself To Others Exploration, Accepting Level of Play, Getting Complacent After Wins

Skill Ceiling On Simple vs. Hard Champs - Flow State Deep Dive - What Is The Gym For League? - How To Fix ?Non-Decision? Mistakes

Guest Jonathan Brown - Helping leaders and teams survive and thrive in high pressure situations Performance & Stress Expert.

Reminiscing our Dire Wolves days, travelling the world and competing in League of Legends tournaments.What got Jonathan excited about League of Legends?The Origins Of The 4 StagesSeparating Identity From Behavior + Changing Relationship With MistakesGoing Deep On The ?3 Block?League Being A War Game + Military Philosophy

Blaming teammates, ignorance towards in-game decisions, believing in Losers Q, lack of respect for champion mastery and more with today's Case Study on the Instant Reporting Emerald player. 

We were wrong about Itemization and Runes Importance - Toxic positivity - Fake communication

Discussing our first impressions of Season 14 League of Legends.

The 10 things YOU need to know for a successful ranked Season 14 

Why LoL Design Encourages Toxicity. Discussing League?s Revised Ranking System (TrueSkill2).

What were the best episodes of Broken by Concept this year?

The Killer by David Fincher. What Makes A Mistake ?End Of Review?? Unlocked vs. Locked Camera

Understanding Your Elo As A Range and Riot Balancing For Low Elo vs. High Elo

What does "Getting into the details" mean, The KDA Player (Client Archetype), Girls playing support role.

Faker wins his FOURTH World Championship. Big changes to the summoners rift map in 2024.

Agurin Quitting SoloQ Climb - Mini Games Within League - Micro & Mechanical Problems In League + How To Fix Them

Old OG Gamer Dad Who Now Sucks - Offmeta Picks and Creativity - From ZERO to D4 Success Story

Nathan Loses 200 LP in 48 hours. What happens now?

What are the Positives and Downsides of Live/Backseat Gaming Coaching

Breaking down one of the worst SoloQ takes we've seen yet by theScore esports

Reacting To Our Last Episodes Comment ?Feeling Hopeless?, Patch 13.20 Observations, Should You Be Full Muting? Self Muting Danger

Should playing and improving in ranked/soloq be a lonely experience?

What 10 Years to get Challenger looks like - ?Why Does It Feel Like I Have To Play Perfectly To Win??, Main Quest vs. Side Quest Learning Objectives

Our Experiences Breaking Through Plateaus + Mindset Switch - David Goggins - The Science Behind Playing With Music

Reacting to League TikToks

Misconceptions About Losing Progress (RANK WISE), Curtis Changing His Opinion About Importance Of META In Master+, LCS Owners Discussing League in High Schools

Riot reveal changes coming to the 2024 Ranked Season.

Revisiting the XFSN Saber quitting League video

Analyzing XFSN Saber Quitting League

What Actually Is Confidence In League? + Developing Confidence - Anticipation vs. Expectation - Champion Mastery Misconceptions

Curtis? Trip To China Findings,  Breaking Down The Accounts Of Streamers In Korea and  Champion Pool Size Discussion

Losing Confidence because my opponents suck? Are My Friends are hurting my climb?  Increasing your Mental Stack Capacity?

What Defines A Successful Season?  Looking Back On Our Split 1 - Reviewing The Best Zed In KR

Riot Phroxzon is the Lead Designer of the League Balance Team & Preseason (Summoner's Rift Team). We discuss Season 13 itemization, champion balance and overall game state. 

Riot Dev Naafiri Champ Design Post - Is Lowering Deaths Even Important?  -  The Climb From Silver To Gold

Exploring Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with the NINE Thinking Abouts. How can they relate to our SoloQ journey?

We sit down with the legendary Shen player, xPetu to discuss everything from the mindset of a OTP to dealing with comparing yourself to others. 

Breaking down the new changes to ranked - Framework For Gold to Master - Learning To Go Into WAR MODE

What does a 40,000 game hard stuck Gold 4 player look like? Coach Curtis and Nathan Mott match this players narratives with the gameplay.

Behavioral System Update , Mom Hired A Full Time League Tutor, You Get Out Of SoloQ What You Put In

TheBaus SoloQ Guide, Bad Habits Due To Champion Mastery, How Do Korean + Chinese players Innovate So Well?

Cognitive Flexibility - What Is A SoloQ Troll? - Win Streaks Being As Equally Toxic As Loss Streaks

How to Improve and Review as a Top Laner - Mid game - Having more impact in your SoloQ games

The Solo Queue Anxiety Cycle

OTP?s Being Underutilized As A Resource, Understanding What Skill To Prioritize With Your Champion, Analyzing Ourselves After Tilting.

Chess vs League of Legends Improvement Process. Are there similarities and what are they? Climbing from 0-2000 Elo in 2 years.

What Is The Stage 1,2,3,4 Model (BBC PYRAMID)?