Josh Waitzkin

And I think that one of the biggest challenges that we have, it's so interesting that the loss of a world chess championship final leads to the win, direct lesson, leads to the win of a world championship in a fighting realm. And how common that is.

And I think that one of the biggest challenges that we have, it's so interesting that the loss of a world chess championship final leads to the win, direct lesson, leads to the win of a world championship in a fighting realm. And how common that is.

And I think that one of the biggest challenges that we have, it's so interesting that the loss of a world chess championship final leads to the win, direct lesson, leads to the win of a world championship in a fighting realm. And how common that is.

And one of the things that I think about, like when you sit down with great competitors, again and again, when you hear their inner journey, the most heartbreaking losses lead to the transformational change, which leads to the biggest wins of their life. whether it's in basketball, whether it's in fighting, whether it's in business, it's in finance, it's in writing. Love. Oh, and love.

And one of the things that I think about, like when you sit down with great competitors, again and again, when you hear their inner journey, the most heartbreaking losses lead to the transformational change, which leads to the biggest wins of their life. whether it's in basketball, whether it's in fighting, whether it's in business, it's in finance, it's in writing. Love. Oh, and love.

And one of the things that I think about, like when you sit down with great competitors, again and again, when you hear their inner journey, the most heartbreaking losses lead to the transformational change, which leads to the biggest wins of their life. whether it's in basketball, whether it's in fighting, whether it's in business, it's in finance, it's in writing. Love. Oh, and love.

Yeah. Well, even sitting with you now thinking about it, it seems ridiculous for a chess game to be, losing a chess game to be anywhere near like the absolute heartbreak of losing a loved one. And yet we can make things very large in our minds and in our beings, right? I think that human, I mean, one thing I think about is how hard we fight to maintain our conceptual schemes, our identities.

Yeah. Well, even sitting with you now thinking about it, it seems ridiculous for a chess game to be, losing a chess game to be anywhere near like the absolute heartbreak of losing a loved one. And yet we can make things very large in our minds and in our beings, right? I think that human, I mean, one thing I think about is how hard we fight to maintain our conceptual schemes, our identities.

Yeah. Well, even sitting with you now thinking about it, it seems ridiculous for a chess game to be, losing a chess game to be anywhere near like the absolute heartbreak of losing a loved one. And yet we can make things very large in our minds and in our beings, right? I think that human, I mean, one thing I think about is how hard we fight to maintain our conceptual schemes, our identities.

even if they're torturing us.

even if they're torturing us.

even if they're torturing us.

Right. And one of the things that I reflect on and that I've cultivated, it's very hard, but that I work to cultivate, is when you're in those moments of rupture, to both be in the rupture and have the perspective that we will have later about the rupture. Which is not to say... not being in the rupture.

Right. And one of the things that I reflect on and that I've cultivated, it's very hard, but that I work to cultivate, is when you're in those moments of rupture, to both be in the rupture and have the perspective that we will have later about the rupture. Which is not to say... not being in the rupture.

Right. And one of the things that I reflect on and that I've cultivated, it's very hard, but that I work to cultivate, is when you're in those moments of rupture, to both be in the rupture and have the perspective that we will have later about the rupture. Which is not to say... not being in the rupture.

One of the things I feel badly about in, like when I wrote The Art of Learning, I spoke a lot about process and outcome and it had a big impact in the chess world. And then what happened is there were generations of parents who had young kid chess players who their kids would go to compete and the parents would say, it doesn't matter if you win or lose, all that matters is the process.

One of the things I feel badly about in, like when I wrote The Art of Learning, I spoke a lot about process and outcome and it had a big impact in the chess world. And then what happened is there were generations of parents who had young kid chess players who their kids would go to compete and the parents would say, it doesn't matter if you win or lose, all that matters is the process.

One of the things I feel badly about in, like when I wrote The Art of Learning, I spoke a lot about process and outcome and it had a big impact in the chess world. And then what happened is there were generations of parents who had young kid chess players who their kids would go to compete and the parents would say, it doesn't matter if you win or lose, all that matters is the process.

It doesn't matter if you win or lose. And the kids are like putting on their armor to go to battle Mental battle. And chess is fucking intense. Like when you're playing chess, you're putting your mind, your body, your psyche, everything like on the line. And if you lose, you feel shattered. Like that's just how you feel.

It doesn't matter if you win or lose. And the kids are like putting on their armor to go to battle Mental battle. And chess is fucking intense. Like when you're playing chess, you're putting your mind, your body, your psyche, everything like on the line. And if you lose, you feel shattered. Like that's just how you feel.