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Chess grandmaster Maurice Ashley on why mistakes are our greatest teachers

Chess grandmaster Maurice Ashley on why mistakes are our greatest teachers

FromReThinking


Chess grandmaster Maurice Ashley on why mistakes are our greatest teachers

FromReThinking

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Length:
39 minutes
Released:
Dec 19, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Maurice Ashley is a trailblazing chess grandmaster — the first African-American player to claim that prestigious title. He’s also a chess coaching legend, as spotlighted in Adam's new book, “Hidden Potential.” Adam and Maurice discuss the lessons from losing, the benefits of respecting your opponents, and what drives a winning strategy in chess and life. Transcripts for ReThinking are available at go.ted.com/RWAGscripts
Released:
Dec 19, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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As an organizational psychologist, Adam Grant loves to rethink ideas that we’ve taken for granted. In this special series from WorkLife with Adam Grant, he brings curiosity and science to conversations with his favorite thinkers about the opinions and assumptions we should all be revisiting. Listen in—you might just be inspired to walk away from some of your old views and embrace some new ones.