[pelasaco]

> Not having a long-term plan and focusing on short-term patterns is fundamentally wrong.

There is nothing wrong in just wanting to learn to play chess, have some tricks under your belt and having fun.. focusing on short-term patterns, as adult, maybe not having a lot of time to learn "the right bias-free way" is the easiest way to start having some fun.

[Misha_Bilous]

That's right! If you want to spend on chess only a couple of months or beat your friends, then short-term patterns and gambits would be the best choice :)