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The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance

by Josh Waitzkin
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The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance
The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance

Reflective insights on mastery and personal growth.

"The Art of Learning" is a bridge between the worlds of chess and martial arts, inviting you into the mind of a champion who has mastered both. Its true strength lies beyond strategy and competition; it's in the way Josh Waitzkin embraces challenges, adapts to adversity, and shares his journey of continuous learning and self-improvement. This book isn't just about winning in sports or games—it's about winning at life by cultivating resilience, focus, and a growth mindset.

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The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance

by Josh Waitzkin
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ISBN: 9780743277464
Authors: Josh Waitzkin
Publisher: Free Press
Date of Publication: 2008-05-27
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Philosophy, Business, Biographies & Memoirs, Personal Development
Related Topics: Personal Development, Self Help, Productivity, Biography, Personal Development, Business, Psychology, Productivity
Goodreads rating: 4.05
(rated by 19126 readers)

Description

In his riveting new book, The Art of Learning, Waitzkin tells his remarkable story of personal achievement and shares the principles of learning and performance that have propelled him to the top—twice. 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.” With a narrative that combines heart-stopping martial arts wars and tense chess face-offs with life lessons that speak to all of us, The Art of Learning takes readers 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
 

Reflective insights on mastery and personal growth.

"The Art of Learning" is a bridge between the worlds of chess and martial arts, inviting you into the mind of a champion who has mastered both. Its true strength lies beyond strategy and competition; it's in the way Josh Waitzkin embraces challenges, adapts to adversity, and shares his journey of continuous learning and self-improvement. This book isn't just about winning in sports or games—it's about winning at life by cultivating resilience, focus, and a growth mindset.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.