Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2019-06-26
Books mentioned on #375: Josh Waitzkin — How to Cram 2 Months of Learning into 1 Day
"From my perspective, the goal is unobstructed self-expression." — Josh Waitzkin Josh Waitzkin, author of The Art of Learning, is an eight-time US National Chess Champion, a two-time World Champion in Tai Chi Chuan Push Hands, and the first Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt under nine-time World Champion Marcelo Garcia.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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This Is Water
This Is Water by David Foster Wallace is a famous commencement speech delivered at Kenyon College in 2005 that was later published as a short book, offering philosophical reflections on awareness, empathy, and the meaning of daily life.
Discussed“It's like that idea, that great David Foster Wallace discussion around, This is Water, built around the metaphor of a fish swimming in water doesn't know what water is.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book The Art of Learning
“Josh spends his time coaching many of the world's top performers in many different fields, and he is the author of The Art of Learning.”
Own book The Art of Learning
“I wrote The Art of Learning 15 years ago, and I just started writing again recently. It’s been beautiful to re-enter that terrain.”