The Art of Learning

Josh Waitzkin knows what it means to be at the top of his game. A public figure since winning his first National Chess Championship at the age of nine, Waitzkin was catapulted into a media whirlwind as a teenager when his father's book Searching for Bobby Fischer was made into a major motion picture. After dominating the scholastic chess world for ten years, Waitzkin expanded his horizons, taking on the martial art Tai Chi Chuan and ultimately earning the title of World Champion. How was he able to reach the pinnacle of two disciplines that on the surface seem so different? "I've come to realize that what I am best at is not Tai Chi, and it is not chess," he says. "What I am best at is the art of learning."

Josh Waitzkin knows what it means to be at the top of his game. A public figure since winning his first National Chess Championship at the age of nine, Waitzkin was catapulted into a media whirlwind as a teenager when his father’s book Searching for Bobby Fischer was made into a major motion picture.

Learn how to learn evidence-based study methods, boost memory retention, beat procrastination, growth mindset, success

Whether you’re at school, just starting a new job, or trying to achieve your life goals, we never stop learning. As a result, it is those individuals who are able to learn most efficiently and read most effectively that are going to get ahead. In short, knowing how to learn and how to read is a superpower that can create significant positive changes to your life. The crazy thing is, we’re never actually taught how to learn or read in a way that delivers results and drives us closer towards our dreams. Most of us will pick up a book, read it from cover to cover, before forgetting everything you read within a matter of days.