Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2025-03-19
Books mentioned on #2292 - Josh Waitzkin
Josh Waitzkin is a retired chess champion, martial artist, author, and foil surfer.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M.
Discussed“Robert Pirsig, my favorite the most important philosopher in my life, Robert Pirsig wrote Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Have you read Have you read that book?”
Where to get it
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The Book of Five Rings
The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi is a classic Japanese treatise on strategy, tactics, and philosophy written by an accomplished samurai who prevailed in numerous single-combat sword duels.
Recommended“So, the Book of Five Rings, right? Like to me, I feel that I cannot believe how few people have studied Musashi deeply.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book The Art of Learning
“when I wrote my first book, The Art of or my my second book, The Art of Learning, it was about my experience of crossing over my level from chess into the Chinese martial arts.”