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Josh Waitzkin is an eight-time National Chess Champion and a World Champion in Tai Chi Chuan.
He has achieved the rare feat of rising to the top of 2 distinct disciplines by mastering the art of learning.
In this book, he offers a peek into his learning process that can be applied across disciplines.
In this book, he offers a peek into his learning process that can be applied across disciplines.
This summary will cover 5 aspects of Josh& #39;s approach to learning:
1. Master the Fundamentals
2. Learn from Failure
3. Alternate between Intensity and Rest
4. Deal with Emotions Correctly
5. Stay True to your Unique Nature
1. Master the Fundamentals
2. Learn from Failure
3. Alternate between Intensity and Rest
4. Deal with Emotions Correctly
5. Stay True to your Unique Nature
๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น๐
Becoming an expert on the basics is more important than having superficial knowledge of advanced techniques.
Mastering the basics allows your subconscious mind to take over the processing of the fundamental aspects of a task.
This frees up the conscious mind to learn new things and make incremental progress.
This frees up the conscious mind to learn new things and make incremental progress.
Spend hours learning the fundamentals until your subconscious mind has internalized it.
With enough training and practice, the subconscious mind will be able to sense and see things that the conscious mind could not.
With enough training and practice, the subconscious mind will be able to sense and see things that the conscious mind could not.
Repeat this irrespective of the level of mastery you are at.
Embrace an organic, long term learning process, over quick, temporary, surface-level progress.
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐๐ฟ๐ฒ
Reframe what failure means to you.
Failure is the best teacher there is. Learn to seek it.
Then learn to learn from it.
Failure is the best teacher there is. Learn to seek it.
Then learn to learn from it.
You will only fail when you are pushing yourself and reaching the outer limits of your current ability.
You can do this by seeking challenges that seem impossible, even if they make you uncomfortable.
You can do this by seeking challenges that seem impossible, even if they make you uncomfortable.
Growth usually comes at the expense of previous comfort and safety.
Don& #39;t try to look good just to satisfy your ego.
If you do this, you will avoid difficult challenges.
If you avoid difficult challenges you will not fail.
If you do not fail, you will not learn.
And if you do not learn, you will not grow.
If you do this, you will avoid difficult challenges.
If you avoid difficult challenges you will not fail.
If you do not fail, you will not learn.
And if you do not learn, you will not grow.
Put your struggles in perspective.
An ability to stick with the long term process during short term difficulties is a key differentiator between those who are ultimately successful and those who are not.
An ability to stick with the long term process during short term difficulties is a key differentiator between those who are ultimately successful and those who are not.
No matter the discipline, if you are able to avoid repeating the same mistake twice, you will skyrocket to the top of your field.
There are clear distinctions between what it takes to be good, what it takes to be great, and what it takes to be among the best.
If you want to be the best, you have to be willing to take risks that others would avoid, always optimizing for the learning potential of the moment and turning adversity into advantage.
If you want to be the best, you have to be willing to take risks that others would avoid, always optimizing for the learning potential of the moment and turning adversity into advantage.
๐๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐
Don& #39;t try to focus intensely for extended periods of time.
Learn to alternate between intensity and complete rest.
The better you are at recovering, the more potential you have to endure and perform under stress.
Learn to alternate between intensity and complete rest.
The better you are at recovering, the more potential you have to endure and perform under stress.
Build rituals that help you get & #39;in the zone& #39; when you want to focus.
Identify an activity that already brings you into a focused mood.
Then create a & #39;trigger routine& #39; before you perform that activity.
Identify an activity that already brings you into a focused mood.
Then create a & #39;trigger routine& #39; before you perform that activity.
Repeat this trigger routine each time before you do the activity that brings you focus.
Keep doing this for about a month.
Next, start doing this & #39;trigger routine& #39; before other important activities.
Keep doing this for about a month.
Next, start doing this & #39;trigger routine& #39; before other important activities.
Your mind will automatically start getting into a more focused mood for those activities as well.
Reduce the length of the trigger activity so it becomes one that you can perform anywhere.
Using this technique, create a rhythm of intervals between stress and recovery.
Reduce the length of the trigger activity so it becomes one that you can perform anywhere.
Using this technique, create a rhythm of intervals between stress and recovery.
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐น๐
In any discipline, the ability to be clearheaded, present, and cool under fire is much of what separates the best from the mediocre.
When our emotions overwhelm us, we get sloppy.
The *Soft Zone* is a state of flow in which you are able to focus irrespective of outside conditions.
Imagine that you have to walk on thorny land. You have two options - you can pave the entire area, or you can wear sandals.
The Soft Zone is similar to wearing sandals.
Imagine that you have to walk on thorny land. You have two options - you can pave the entire area, or you can wear sandals.
The Soft Zone is similar to wearing sandals.
Learn to regain presence of mind after making a serious error.
Find routines that help you do this. These can be as simple as splashing water on your face, or taking a few deep breaths.
Find routines that help you do this. These can be as simple as splashing water on your face, or taking a few deep breaths.
The first mistake you make rarely proves disastrous. It is the second, third and fourth mistakes that do.
At the highest level of a discipline, mentality matters more than ability.
Most people at those levels are already at similar levels of ability.
Most people at those levels are already at similar levels of ability.
What separates the best from the rest is their mental ability to handle pressure, face setbacks, embrace chaos and turn it into an advantage.
Recognize that the problem of emotional imbalance is internal.
Events that throw you off your emotional stability are opportunities to learn.
These events are doing you a favour by exposing your weakness.
Use them to expand your threshold for turbulence.
These events are doing you a favour by exposing your weakness.
Use them to expand your threshold for turbulence.
๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐พ๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ
Stay true to who you are, even at the highest levels of a field.
If you cannot become one with what you are doing, you will not be able to perform at your highest levels.
If you cannot become one with what you are doing, you will not be able to perform at your highest levels.
A critical factor in becoming a conscious high performer is the degree to which your relationship to your pursuit stays in harmony with your unique disposition.
Follow your dreams in a manner that is consistent with the unique gifts you bring to the table.
Once you know what & #39;good& #39; feels like in any discipline, you can pursue that feeling in other disciplines.
Once you know what & #39;good& #39; feels like in any discipline, you can pursue that feeling in other disciplines.
The formula is simple, but not easy.
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