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The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence
The Art of Learning A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence
Author: 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 ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780743277457
ISBN-10: 0743277457
Publication Date: 5/8/2007
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Free Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 16
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This book serves as an excellent guide to cultivating "practice" in a broad sense. Though Waitzkin's experience is primarily as a chess player and martial arts practitioner, he outlines an approach to achieving excellence that can apply across the board to any art or discipline, be it competitive or not. He demonstrates that ones success hinges not on natural ability or in one's proficiency with a discipline itself, but rather in the tools and approaches one implements in the learning process. I continue to find new applications for the ideas in this book on a daily basis. Especially recommended to anyone with an interested in Zen and Taoist thought. Excellent.
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Absolutely fabulous story of a truly amazing person. Really tells you how he thinks. An important piece of the story of success.


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