
The Art of Learning
An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance
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Narrated by:
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Josh Waitzkin
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By:
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Josh Waitzkin
Josh Waitzkin knows what it means to be at the top of his game. A public figure since winning his first National Chess Championship at the age of nine, Waitzkin was catapulted into a media whirlwind as a teenager when his father's book Searching for Bobby Fischer was made into a major motion picture. After dominating the scholastic chess world for ten years, Waitzkin expanded his horizons, taking on the martial art Tai Chi Chuan and ultimately earning the title of World Champion. How was he able to reach the pinnacle of two disciplines that on the surface seem so different? "I've come to realize that what I am best at is not Tai Chi, and it is not chess," he says. "What I am best at is the art of learning."
The Art of Learning takes listeners through Waitzkin's unique journey to excellence. He explains in clear detail how a well-thought-out, principled approach to learning is what separates success from failure. Waitzkin believes that achievement, even at the championship level, is a function of a lifestyle that fuels a creative, resilient growth process. Rather than focusing on climactic wins, Waitzkin reveals the inner workings of his everyday method, from systematically triggering intuitive breakthroughs, to honing techniques into states of remarkable potency, to mastering the art of performance psychology.
In stories ranging from his early years taking on chess hustlers as a seven year old in New York City's Washington Square Park, to dealing with the pressures of having a film made about his life, to International Chess Championships in India, Hungary, and Brazil, to gripping battles against powerhouse fighters in Taiwan in the Push Hands World Championships, The Art of Learning encapsulates an extraordinary competitor's life lessons in a pause-resisting narrative.
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Fantastic and inspiring!
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A deep look at the repeated journey to mastery
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Wow! Now one of my favorite books!
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The Mind of a Master
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From Chess to push hands then Jiu Jitsu
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Awesome
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The only potential cons I see are people finding him coming off as pretentious/arrogant when discussing himself. However he’s only being objective about his accomplishments, and even recognizes at times his own ego has caused him to fail at critical moments. Though they became important learning experiences. And the other con is for better or for worse he takes his time talking diving into the minutiae/nuance of things, which people might be impatient about. I like when topics are delved deep to the smallest detail, so it didn’t bother me he took his time making his point on various subject matters.
Overall there’s a lot of value here both in terms of the entertainment of Josh telling his life’s story to the lessons he imparts with the readers from said experiences. There’s also an interview at the end with Tim Ferris talking retrospectively on these moments years after the original release of this book which is a nice bonus and listen too. I highly recommend!
Entertaining and Insightful!
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great listen!
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I loved it
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Amazing Experience to listen to
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