Josh Waitzkin
The Art of Learning
A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence
Free Press, 2007
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Practice doesn’t get you only to Carnegie Hall; it can get you anywhere.
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Author Josh Waitzkin has mastered two complex, esoteric disciplines: chess and tai chi, a martial art. He won national chess titles as a youth, and national and world championships in “push hands,” or partner tai chi. In this book he presents his theories about learning and high-level performance, using as a case study his own rise to excellence in highly competitive sports. Even without the theoretical speculation his story is engaging – but his theories make the book useful to anyone trying to learn a new skill. getAbstract recommends it to those who wish to raise their level of performance, find out about mind-body connections or enjoy a good story.
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About the Author
Josh Waitzkin is a national chess champion and a world champion in tai chi push hands.
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