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Title	:	The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence
Author	:	Josh Waitzkin
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 265 pages
Published	:	May 8th 2007 by Free Press (first published 2007)
Categories	:	Nonfiction. Self Help. Psychology. Personal Development. Education. Biography. Productivity

The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence

Josh Waitzkin

Hardcover | Pages: 265 pages

Rating: 4.09 | 13731 Users | 997 Reviews

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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."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.

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 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.

Through his own example, Waitzkin explains how to embrace defeat and make mistakes work for you. Does your opponent make you angry? Waitzkin describes how to channel emotions into creative fuel. As he explains it, obstacles are not obstacles but challenges to overcome, to spur the growth process by turning weaknesses into strengths. He illustrates the exact routines that he has used in all of his competitions, whether mental or physical, so that you too can achieve your peak performance zone in any competitive or professional circumstance.

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 page-turning narrative.

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Original Title:	The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence
ISBN:	0743277457 (ISBN13: 9780743277457)
Edition Language:	English

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Inspiring. Intense. Insightful. Though I could only get a fraction of what he wants to convey, my grey cells should keep nibbling on the fodder for a long time. Yet another book that I will add to my rereading shelf. Wish I could give it more than 5 stars.

Around 10 years ago i've read a book by Polish author Jacek Santorski. It was called "Humans against humans". I vaguely recall it now but one idea stuck with me throughout the years.He digressed into it by saying (i'm paraphrasing) that economic reserves in developed countries are shrinking so there will be less room to manouver for people that are focused on experiencing without contribution. The rest of us will have to embrace something he called "The way of the Samurai" with much more

I didn't want to like this book. What 29 year old has an interesting memoir? Talk to me when you are at least 50. Here's what I know about getting good at chess: you start really young and you train during a period when your brain is super-plastic. You can then refine your mental game when you get older, but if you are not a master-level player (or close) before you are a teenager, you will probably never be one - awww... you thought you could get to master strength as an adult by doing

This book was virtually unbearable to read. Yet, through an act of sheer willpower and reading off-and-on over a period of 3 years, I finally made it through to the end. Let me first address why I started and stubbornly persisted in finishing this book, and then Ill discuss why I didnt like it.At the time I discovered this book, I was looking for some insight into being successful in one-on-one competition (specifically Brazilian Jiu-jitsu competition) and the author, Josh Waitzkin, knows a

Despite not being very interested in either chess or the martial arts, this is one of the most interesting and insightful books I have read. Josh is one of the few people that has become an expert at something and maintained the ability to understand and share exactly the process that led him to expertise, then abstract the process to make it applicable to learning almost anything. His writing style is clear and engaging. He's a great teacher--he subtly reviews as he goes along without making

A well organised account of the strategies surrounding a child prodigy chess player and later on, a world martial art champion and his search for balance - balance of skills, of thought, of ego and about learning.