Josh Waitzkin: The Art of Learning on ABC News - Part 1

Josh Waitzkin discusses The Art of Learning on ABC News Now with Juju Chang - Part 1.

[@Everincon]

fantastic book. Very practical and honest book. Those who are critical of it should actually read it!

[@michaelbates350]

this dude is a fucking gangster at life.

[@WiTeBoi]

I got the book last thursday, been reading it since, today is tuesday, and I'm loving the book.

[@violinmusicfan]

In fact after winning some 8 chess championships and 2 tai chi push hands world championships, he has moved on to a 3rd discipline, Jujutsu and aims to participate in competions in 2010/2011 I think. So, I think his learning strategies do actually work.

[@WhiteAbenaki]

Josh communicates so well and seems like such a nice, sincere guy. I really enjoyed his chess lectures on the Chessmaster pc games. What Josh calls the "art of learning" I would call metatheory of learning and its a topic few people discuss. Rather, I think we're fixated on the mythos of "natural talent." But really, one can become good at anything if one sets one's mind to it. What a great message for a book! I'll have to check it out. Good luck to Josh in his next challenge.

[@mandovid]

I think if Josh would stay playing chess, he may could make it to world champion or at least at the level of Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura...

[@wabdih]

He would definitely at least make it to that t20 level. I have no doubt. Generational talent in the field of learning

[@jandlefob]

either way josh has helped my game heaps, its nice to see someonelse who looks at chess as more of a musical thing then just math

[@DukeofDominance]

Both disciplines have many parallels

[@smallpotatoes989]

loved the movie.

[@sleepyeyeguy]

International Master (a step down from Grandmaster) in the 2400-2600 USCF rating range usually

[@TaiChiTex]

Good Job Josh...keep moving... ">"

[@JeffersonDinedAlone]

His most important attribute is his personal character.

[@lisonghao1983]

Waitzkin was never to become one of them. Instead, with a writer father, who works for New York Times, it is much easier to make a decent living as a popular icon. He knows this better than anyone. From worldly perspective, He has every reason (and probably every right) to pursue the path he's taken.

[@alydinamo10]

Even if he is or not a grandmaster..(i don;t know to be honest) ...he has beaten a lot of them. So he is the man.

[@vibovitold]

It's funny that they show him practicing brazilian jiu-jitsu while they talk about his Tai Chi successes :) (He also trains in bjj which is far more dynamic, not to mention way more practical than Tai Chi. But that's another story).

[@ChessStuff64]

I actually read his book and being a tournament player my self and having friends that are chess masters I came to that conclusion. He was a talent no doubt but to compare him with Bobby Fisher was ridiculous I think.

[@lisonghao1983]

Waitzkin was either very close or already at GM level. Had he continued in chess, it's a matter of time before he gets a GM title. However, there are about 1000 GMs and 2500 IMs out there. That's why we have the term superGM nowadays. Well, I don't think Waitzkin was ever to come close to a superGM.

[@braileanul]

hes not the single one international master out there i understand that that was his decision, but to leave chess implies either youre not loving chess anymore or you acknoledge IM is your peak and you cant go for GM title ( at least). strange, i was convinced GM in chess is easier to obtain these days. anyway GM nowadays are much more frequest than in Bobby Fischer's time

[@alydinamo10]

You said that he didn't dominate the chess world and that he is not a grandmaster and I said that even if he is not a grandmaster he has beaten a lot of them :D

[@jaypark1015]

Why read a book about learning from someone that quit and didn't learn and reach his potential. How to not reach your potential should be name of the book

[@jcarc5701]

jay park This is what you came up with from listening to his story? You are an insufferable human indeed.

[@santoshszope]

You should know real stories. Forget about stories from hollywood movies where end always is happy. The process he has explained in the book is his whole life experience. You can read in few hours & few dollars. Such an amazing thing. Your comment here was no brainer.

[@nibols23]

damn thats him he looks different

[@ChessStuff64]

I forgot what I wrote It was 2 years ago LOL

[@scsteeldrums]

@extrememetal777 Thats very romantic, but there is no such thing as a genius who has success without study. Waitzkin too memorized moves and patterns, and there is no GM without natural talent.

[@lisonghao1983]

Precisely the point! Professional chess needs a lot of devotion. I don't think any real American has ever devoted his life to chess, except for Fischer. There is sth in American culture that contradicts life-long devotion. Kamsky is a Tartar from Siberia and won twice the soviet U-20 champion before he moved to NY at 16. Btw Kamsky has a JD and is a licensed lawyer, so he can have a life outside chess if he wants to.

[@b0ondockz]

@gqmighty uhh... yes it is...

[@alydinamo10]

What is an IM.

[@nicolasjalon9063]

It is a title in chess. Just below grandmaster

[@sleepyeyeguy]

actually Josh is an IM

[@sleepyeyeguy]

Martial arts and chess are certainly NOT "vastly different" disciplines!

[@ChessStuff64]

He did not dominated the chess world for 10 years. He is not even a grandmaster. The lady got it wrong.

[@Wikimedian]

He "lost the love"... more like he "lost too many games" and couldn't cut it in the big leagues. Most chess players rated above 2000 now that Waitzkin is no prodigy...He was a strong kid, but he's just a lower-than-average IM who could never become a GM (is he even an IM?).

[@mykoniato]

josh what happend to your hair?

[@lisonghao1983]

Waitzkin is nowhere near world's top. He is not even comparable to his contemporary countryman Kamsky, needless to say, Fischer. In the world of chess, there are only a very limited group of professionals who can really make a decent living out of chess.

[@WeeklyFoodChallenge]

Hmmm I can tell that this guy is a joke. No offense; Marcelo I respect though greatly.

[@notexactlyrocketscience]

oh rly ? i disagree.

[@jp1989at]

Read the book, don't recommend it.

[@liz6735]

she is obviously not on his level. ha ha ha....

[@paulh965]

Liz Newman Stop comparing and who cares? The biggest problem we have on this earth is that we give too much credits to those who are achievers and ridicule and judge non achievers. This got to Fucking stop