Josh Waitzkin

There's some many delectable things to select there. Yeah. So, I mean, first of all, one-on-one competition is so interesting in mental and physical arenas. So if we think about Brazilian jiu-jitsu or chess as two of them, let's zone in on chess because that's when I was a kid. You're thinking about what your plan is and you're also thinking about what your opponent's plan is.

And you have to, every move your opponent makes, you have to think, why did he do that? What's his plan? What is his tactical and what is his strategic plan, short term and long term?

And you have to, every move your opponent makes, you have to think, why did he do that? What's his plan? What is his tactical and what is his strategic plan, short term and long term?

And you have to, every move your opponent makes, you have to think, why did he do that? What's his plan? What is his tactical and what is his strategic plan, short term and long term?

Well, if they don't have a strategy, then they're not going to be a good chess player. And so then very quickly, if you're evolving in that art, you're only playing against people who are at your level or better if you're growing. If you're always playing down, then you're not improving.

Well, if they don't have a strategy, then they're not going to be a good chess player. And so then very quickly, if you're evolving in that art, you're only playing against people who are at your level or better if you're growing. If you're always playing down, then you're not improving.

Well, if they don't have a strategy, then they're not going to be a good chess player. And so then very quickly, if you're evolving in that art, you're only playing against people who are at your level or better if you're growing. If you're always playing down, then you're not improving.

And there's a beautiful filtration process in, like, the people who accelerate in their growth curve in the chess world are ones who are challenging themselves all the time, playing up, pushing their limits. And so, like, I spent my life against, you know, playing against strong players.

And there's a beautiful filtration process in, like, the people who accelerate in their growth curve in the chess world are ones who are challenging themselves all the time, playing up, pushing their limits. And so, like, I spent my life against, you know, playing against strong players.

And there's a beautiful filtration process in, like, the people who accelerate in their growth curve in the chess world are ones who are challenging themselves all the time, playing up, pushing their limits. And so, like, I spent my life against, you know, playing against strong players.

And I always played a little up, except for when I was in youth competition, I always played up, which was important for me. And so... People had a plan. And they were very deceptive about their plans. And there are layers to the plans. There's the tactics they're trying to set up. There's their long-term strategy. But then there's what they want me to think their strategy is, which it isn't.

And I always played a little up, except for when I was in youth competition, I always played up, which was important for me. And so... People had a plan. And they were very deceptive about their plans. And there are layers to the plans. There's the tactics they're trying to set up. There's their long-term strategy. But then there's what they want me to think their strategy is, which it isn't.

And I always played a little up, except for when I was in youth competition, I always played up, which was important for me. And so... People had a plan. And they were very deceptive about their plans. And there are layers to the plans. There's the tactics they're trying to set up. There's their long-term strategy. But then there's what they want me to think their strategy is, which it isn't.

And in fact, their strategy is to have misdirection. around what their strategy and their tactics are, and there are layers to it, and it can go many, many layers deep. Same thing in the martial arts, right?

And in fact, their strategy is to have misdirection. around what their strategy and their tactics are, and there are layers to it, and it can go many, many layers deep. Same thing in the martial arts, right?

And in fact, their strategy is to have misdirection. around what their strategy and their tactics are, and there are layers to it, and it can go many, many layers deep. Same thing in the martial arts, right?

So obviously, you need to have a theory of mind to play that game, at least the way I played chess at a high level, because you're, and there's this very interesting shared consciousness between players. You and I are sitting a little further apart than we would sit if we were playing chess.

So obviously, you need to have a theory of mind to play that game, at least the way I played chess at a high level, because you're, and there's this very interesting shared consciousness between players. You and I are sitting a little further apart than we would sit if we were playing chess.

So obviously, you need to have a theory of mind to play that game, at least the way I played chess at a high level, because you're, and there's this very interesting shared consciousness between players. You and I are sitting a little further apart than we would sit if we were playing chess.

So if we were like half the distance we are from one another, and we're just sitting for six hours with like a three-foot chessboard, three feet between us, studying this thing, our minds become connected. We often will share the same illusion. You might see something, and then I see it when you see it. If we have the same – we might have the same blind spot. We might have the same insight.