Summary of Josh Waitzkin's The Art of Learning

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#1 I had a passion for Spider-Man, sharks, dinosaurs, sports, and driving my parents crazy with mischief. I was constantly pestered to throw around a football or baseball. I had an early attraction to the edge.

#2 I became a protégé of the street, hard to rattle, a feisty competitor. I loved the thrill of battle, and I would play countless speed chess games hour after hour staring through the jungle of pieces.

#3 I was a star in the little world of chess, and I enjoyed the attention. But I also had to deal with the crowds around the table, which made it difficult to concentrate. I learned that when I was well focused, I could play well.

#4 I was a difficult student to teach. I was a talented kid with good instincts, and I had been beating up on street hustlers who lacked classical training. Now it was time to slow me down and properly arm my intuition, but Bruce had to tread a fine line between being authoritarian and not dampening my love for chess.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Apr 21, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669388814

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 18

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I had a passion for Spider-Man, sharks, dinosaurs, sports, and driving my parents crazy with mischief. I was constantly pestered to throw around a football or baseball. I had an early attraction to the edge.

#2

I became a protégé of the street, hard to rattle, a feisty competitor. I loved the thrill of battle, and I would play countless speed chess games hour after hour staring through the jungle of pieces.

#3

I was a star in the little world of chess, and I enjoyed the attention. But I also had to deal with the crowds around the table, which made it difficult to concentrate. I learned that when I was well focused, I could play well.

#4

I was a difficult student to teach. I was a talented kid with good instincts, and I had been beating up on street hustlers who lacked classical training. Now it was time to slow me down and properly arm my intuition, but Bruce had to tread a fine line between being authoritarian and not dampening my love for chess.

#5

I had two powerful currents to my chess education: the street-tough competitor had to fuse with the classically trained, patient player that Bruce was inspiring. I loved the sublime beauty of old World Championship games, but I also loved playing speed chess with my friends.

#6

I was not about perfection, but rather making the game complex and then working my way through the chaos. I thrived under adversity, and