Kyren Wilson ready to follow Ronnie O'Sullivan's lead in bid to regain World Snooker Championship crown
The decision came after his opening round exit at the World Snooker Championship at the hands of debutant Lei Peifan this year.
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O'Sullivan voiced concerns on punditry duties that the 33-year-old defending champion might have spread himself too thin over a hectic snooker schedule.
A receptive Wilson said to Metro: "I think definitely I'll take a leaf out of his book.
"I think you want to stay hungry. You want to keep enjoying it.
"And I think if you slog it out and you go tournament, tournament, tournament, tournament, it almost becomes too repetitive to the point where you stop enjoying it."
The star did not feel impaired going into the tournament and was taken by surprise at his opponent.
He said: "'It was definitely a unique feeling because that's probably the most confident I've ever gone into a World Championship.
"I really, really fancied winning it. [Lei] played some really inspired snooker and just hit the ground running in the evening session.
"So yeah, no complaints really."
Wilson fell victim to snooker's infamous Crucible curse.
The curse refers to the inability of a first-time winner to retain their title since 1977 when the tournament moved to Sheffield's Crucible Theatre.
Reflecting on what was the biggest shock of the tournament with seven-time winner O'Sullivan could change Wilson's form.
But it is unlikely to go down well with the fans who will want to see more matchups of the greats not fewer.
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