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The Art of Learning A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence

Josh Waitzkin

An eight-time national chess champion and world champion martial artist shares the lessons he has learned from two very different competitive arenas, identifying key principles about learning and performance that readers can apply to their life goals. 50,000 first printing.

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Huberman Lab

The work was mentioned as a book written by Josh that Andrew had read, and Josh later referred to it as the only book he had published so far.

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and I read The Art of Learning.

— Episode: The Art of Learning & Living Life | Josh...

Episode: The Art of Learning & Living Life | Josh Waitzkin

The work was mentioned as a book written by Josh that Andrew had read, and Josh later referred to it as the only book he had published so far.

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and I read The Art of Learning.

I haven't written a book since The Art of Learning and I'm a couple years into this beautiful process of writing my next book...

Modern Wisdom

Ferriss emphasized this book's importance in helping him understand the process of learning and skill development.

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I loved "The Art of Learning." It taught me about the deliberate practice and how to improve at any skill.

— Episode: #780 - Tim Ferriss - The Lessons, Hacks...

Episode: #780 - Tim Ferriss - The Lessons, Hacks & Books Th...

Ferriss emphasized this book's importance in helping him understand the process of learning and skill development.

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I loved "The Art of Learning." It taught me about the deliberate practice and how to improve at any skill.

No Stupid Questions

The Art of Learning was highly recommended, especially for its focus on how to learn, even if you don't play chess. It was described as a fun read with insights from one of the greatest chess masters.

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but one of my favorite books is called The Art of Learning by one of the greatest chess masters ever.

— Episode: 189. When Should You Trust Your Gut?

Episode: 189. When Should You Trust Your Gut?

The Art of Learning was highly recommended, especially for its focus on how to learn, even if you don't play chess. It was described as a fun read with insights from one of the greatest chess masters.

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but one of my favorite books is called The Art of Learning by one of the greatest chess masters ever.

Oh Josh Wade'skin

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Yeah even if you don't play chess it's kind of fun to listen to people talk about so fun to learn from

we loved it right we should recommend it to like everyone

It's so good he basically goes through and just says hey I'm one of the best in the world at chess but it's not about chess it's that I know how to learn

The Jordan Harbinger Show

It was mentioned as an example of how someone uses themselves as a reference point, by asking what they believed in the past that they no longer believe.

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Like one of my favorite quotes comes from Josh Waitskin he wrote The Art of Learning and he always asks himself what did I believe three months ago that I no longer believe today so like he uses himse...

— Episode: 575: Benjamin Hardy | Minding the Gap an...

Episode: 575: Benjamin Hardy | Minding the Gap and the Gain

It was mentioned as an example of how someone uses themselves as a reference point, by asking what they believed in the past that they no longer believe.

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Like one of my favorite quotes comes from Josh Waitskin he wrote The Art of Learning and he always asks himself what did I believe three months ago that I no longer believe today so like he uses himself as his reference point even like three months ago six months ago and if you start measuring your own progress versus comparing yourself to someone else then you can actually start to see that you are making progress.

The Daily Stoic

The book was referenced when discussing Josh Waitzkin's experience of compressing his pre-competition martial arts ritual down to 30 seconds, which helped him perform well even when facing unexpected schedule changes.

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There's an interesting story about Josh Waitzkin, you know him, the you know, the chess guy and then martial martial arts and whatever.

— Episode: How James Clear Would Start 2026 If He W...

Episode: How James Clear Would Start 2026 If He Were You

The book was referenced when discussing Josh Waitzkin's experience of compressing his pre-competition martial arts ritual down to 30 seconds, which helped him perform well even when facing unexpected schedule changes.

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There's an interesting story about Josh Waitzkin, you know him, the you know, the chess guy and then martial martial arts and whatever.

In the art of learning, Josh Wadeskin talks about how he took his, um, so he competitive chess player, also competitive martial arts, martial artist.

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