Josh Waitzkin
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And then that became like an area of interest and of exploration. I started making what I was doing unconsciously more and more conscious. And now when I relate to the chess, I don't move chess pieces anymore, but chess is manifest in everything that I do, as is jiu-jitsu. And as is in the ocean arts, I'm manifesting these other arts, the core principles I've experienced through them all the time.
And then that became like an area of interest and of exploration. I started making what I was doing unconsciously more and more conscious. And now when I relate to the chess, I don't move chess pieces anymore, but chess is manifest in everything that I do, as is jiu-jitsu. And as is in the ocean arts, I'm manifesting these other arts, the core principles I've experienced through them all the time.
And that's one of the things that I've been puzzled by. for many years is why chess is so fucking hard. Chess has no luck. The best chess players in the world are so brilliant at what they do. I listened to your episode with Magnus Carlsen. Enjoyed that. He was great. Yeah, it was cool. Someone like Magnus, he's so fucking good at what he does, such a virtuoso.
And that's one of the things that I've been puzzled by. for many years is why chess is so fucking hard. Chess has no luck. The best chess players in the world are so brilliant at what they do. I listened to your episode with Magnus Carlsen. Enjoyed that. He was great. Yeah, it was cool. Someone like Magnus, he's so fucking good at what he does, such a virtuoso.
And that's one of the things that I've been puzzled by. for many years is why chess is so fucking hard. Chess has no luck. The best chess players in the world are so brilliant at what they do. I listened to your episode with Magnus Carlsen. Enjoyed that. He was great. Yeah, it was cool. Someone like Magnus, he's so fucking good at what he does, such a virtuoso.
But if you look at like the top 100 or top 1,000 chess players, they're tremendously strong. But when they try to translate their ability to other fields, they often can't. And it's surprising.
But if you look at like the top 100 or top 1,000 chess players, they're tremendously strong. But when they try to translate their ability to other fields, they often can't. And it's surprising.
But if you look at like the top 100 or top 1,000 chess players, they're tremendously strong. But when they try to translate their ability to other fields, they often can't. And it's surprising.
And I've tried to figure out why for a lot of years because you think like if you're able to just be so excellent at something that's super hard, you could take on something that's relatively easier and become very good at it. And I think that the reason that people often can't cross level over from one thing to the other is that they learn it in a localized language.
And I've tried to figure out why for a lot of years because you think like if you're able to just be so excellent at something that's super hard, you could take on something that's relatively easier and become very good at it. And I think that the reason that people often can't cross level over from one thing to the other is that they learn it in a localized language.
And I've tried to figure out why for a lot of years because you think like if you're able to just be so excellent at something that's super hard, you could take on something that's relatively easier and become very good at it. And I think that the reason that people often can't cross level over from one thing to the other is that they learn it in a localized language.
So you can learn chess in a way which is very specific to chess, like principles that are just chess principles, or you can learn chess in a language which Connects to all of life. And that won't slow down. It might accelerate your chess learning. And if children are taught games like chess or gymnastics or music or whatever else, so they're learning about that art very deeply.
So you can learn chess in a way which is very specific to chess, like principles that are just chess principles, or you can learn chess in a language which Connects to all of life. And that won't slow down. It might accelerate your chess learning. And if children are taught games like chess or gymnastics or music or whatever else, so they're learning about that art very deeply.
So you can learn chess in a way which is very specific to chess, like principles that are just chess principles, or you can learn chess in a language which Connects to all of life. And that won't slow down. It might accelerate your chess learning. And if children are taught games like chess or gymnastics or music or whatever else, so they're learning about that art very deeply.
They're touching quality. They're pushing their limits. They're living a life of training, as I know you value very much. But they're doing so in a language which connects to the rest of life. Then they're studying thematic interconnectedness while they're studying chess. chess or jiu-jitsu or anything else. And then they're just learning the language of excellence.
They're touching quality. They're pushing their limits. They're living a life of training, as I know you value very much. But they're doing so in a language which connects to the rest of life. Then they're studying thematic interconnectedness while they're studying chess. chess or jiu-jitsu or anything else. And then they're just learning the language of excellence.
They're touching quality. They're pushing their limits. They're living a life of training, as I know you value very much. But they're doing so in a language which connects to the rest of life. Then they're studying thematic interconnectedness while they're studying chess. chess or jiu-jitsu or anything else. And then they're just learning the language of excellence.
And it's interesting because if you watch chess players, chess teachers teaching students, many of them don't do this. They teach it within like the confines of the chessboard, like a prison. And if you learn chess that way, then it's like you're living on an island and the ocean around you is like prison walls, right? But if you study chess in a way that
And it's interesting because if you watch chess players, chess teachers teaching students, many of them don't do this. They teach it within like the confines of the chessboard, like a prison. And if you learn chess that way, then it's like you're living on an island and the ocean around you is like prison walls, right? But if you study chess in a way that
And it's interesting because if you watch chess players, chess teachers teaching students, many of them don't do this. They teach it within like the confines of the chessboard, like a prison. And if you learn chess that way, then it's like you're living on an island and the ocean around you is like prison walls, right? But if you study chess in a way that