Josh Waitzkin

Yeah, beautiful question. I think a lot about unlearning, right? So my life's work is in learning, and I think a lot about unlearning because so much of what high-level learning is is being unblocked, which is getting rid of the blocks, the egoic blocks, the false constructs we have, the fucking bullshit we put on everything we do. trying to control the situation.

Yeah, beautiful question. I think a lot about unlearning, right? So my life's work is in learning, and I think a lot about unlearning because so much of what high-level learning is is being unblocked, which is getting rid of the blocks, the egoic blocks, the false constructs we have, the fucking bullshit we put on everything we do. trying to control the situation.

Yeah, beautiful question. I think a lot about unlearning, right? So my life's work is in learning, and I think a lot about unlearning because so much of what high-level learning is is being unblocked, which is getting rid of the blocks, the egoic blocks, the false constructs we have, the fucking bullshit we put on everything we do. trying to control the situation.

We should just embrace the lack of... Children don't have to unlearn that. They haven't learned it in the first place. So they're unblocked. Like my little boy, Charlie, learning how to surf was so beautiful to watch. He just, like, he grew up in the ocean. He grew up in the jungle and ocean and he just, from a young age, was swimming and tumbling and we made... a game of tumbling.

We should just embrace the lack of... Children don't have to unlearn that. They haven't learned it in the first place. So they're unblocked. Like my little boy, Charlie, learning how to surf was so beautiful to watch. He just, like, he grew up in the ocean. He grew up in the jungle and ocean and he just, from a young age, was swimming and tumbling and we made... a game of tumbling.

We should just embrace the lack of... Children don't have to unlearn that. They haven't learned it in the first place. So they're unblocked. Like my little boy, Charlie, learning how to surf was so beautiful to watch. He just, like, he grew up in the ocean. He grew up in the jungle and ocean and he just, from a young age, was swimming and tumbling and we made... a game of tumbling.

And then when he first got on the surfboard, it was like, it wasn't, we didn't make it technical. It wasn't like he should telling him what to do. It was like, he could be right foot forward or left foot forward. It wasn't, we didn't impose things on him. He just like danced on the board and would find his way. And he started doing things that were very technical that he would just create.

And then when he first got on the surfboard, it was like, it wasn't, we didn't make it technical. It wasn't like he should telling him what to do. It was like, he could be right foot forward or left foot forward. It wasn't, we didn't impose things on him. He just like danced on the board and would find his way. And he started doing things that were very technical that he would just create.

And then when he first got on the surfboard, it was like, it wasn't, we didn't make it technical. It wasn't like he should telling him what to do. It was like, he could be right foot forward or left foot forward. It wasn't, we didn't impose things on him. He just like danced on the board and would find his way. And he started doing things that were very technical that he would just create.

It was pure playfulness and, Well, if you watch people come to a surf, like a surf break who are like New Yorkers who travel down for five days and they've got all this gear. The gear is amazing. They've got like gloves and booties and knee guards and like everything is covered. White face. Everything is just like not a part of their body is designed to touch the ocean.

It was pure playfulness and, Well, if you watch people come to a surf, like a surf break who are like New Yorkers who travel down for five days and they've got all this gear. The gear is amazing. They've got like gloves and booties and knee guards and like everything is covered. White face. Everything is just like not a part of their body is designed to touch the ocean.

It was pure playfulness and, Well, if you watch people come to a surf, like a surf break who are like New Yorkers who travel down for five days and they've got all this gear. The gear is amazing. They've got like gloves and booties and knee guards and like everything is covered. White face. Everything is just like not a part of their body is designed to touch the ocean.

They're trying to keep the ocean away. And they're like they want to be super controlling about everything they learn. They're like everything is so regimented in their minds. But they're trying to control their relationship with the ocean themselves.

They're trying to keep the ocean away. And they're like they want to be super controlling about everything they learn. They're like everything is so regimented in their minds. But they're trying to control their relationship with the ocean themselves.

They're trying to keep the ocean away. And they're like they want to be super controlling about everything they learn. They're like everything is so regimented in their minds. But they're trying to control their relationship with the ocean themselves.

But the way to learn on the ocean is to not control it, to embrace it, to listen to it, to observe it, to feel it, to like let it envelop you, right? Well, kids will just play. They're not afraid of failing. They'll – They'll just – like the moment a kid becomes afraid of looking bad, like you see that wash over kids when they're like 9, 10, 11, 12, different ages.

But the way to learn on the ocean is to not control it, to embrace it, to listen to it, to observe it, to feel it, to like let it envelop you, right? Well, kids will just play. They're not afraid of failing. They'll – They'll just – like the moment a kid becomes afraid of looking bad, like you see that wash over kids when they're like 9, 10, 11, 12, different ages.

But the way to learn on the ocean is to not control it, to embrace it, to listen to it, to observe it, to feel it, to like let it envelop you, right? Well, kids will just play. They're not afraid of failing. They'll – They'll just – like the moment a kid becomes afraid of looking bad, like you see that wash over kids when they're like 9, 10, 11, 12, different ages.

And they become – oh, they don't want to fall. They don't want to look bad. And then that's when they get locked up. The freedom of – I mean to me a lot of what like the beacon is as adults is being the post-conscious – discovering the post-conscious freedom as a learner. Like how can we learn without the egoic blocks, right? Without having to look good.

And they become – oh, they don't want to fall. They don't want to look bad. And then that's when they get locked up. The freedom of – I mean to me a lot of what like the beacon is as adults is being the post-conscious – discovering the post-conscious freedom as a learner. Like how can we learn without the egoic blocks, right? Without having to look good.