by LEO JOURARD – “What are champions made of?” The greatest athletes of all time seem to possess a supernatural quality that exceeds our ordinary understanding of the limits to the human body. There is a magical energy about their performances that evokes awe and wonder. At times, they leave us sprawled over the sofa, …
Category: The Learning Journal
The Distillation of Josh Waitzkin
by SEAN DELANEY – Something that has always fascinated me is the concept of a Polymath or Renaissance Man, or a person who has many talents and knowledge in multiple domains. One of the modern day polymaths I’ve learned the most from is Josh Waitzkin. When it comes to touching excellence in multiple domains Josh …
A Real Learner
by ANURAG NAMBIAR, Tai Chi student, age 12 Introduction and comments by Mackenzie Hawkins, founder/teacher, Wuwei Princeton Academy 12-year-old Anurag has been learning Tai Chi at the Wuwei Princeton Academy (for SuperKids!) for the past three years with his teacher Mackenzie Hawkins. In the Spring semester of 2019, they used The Art of Learning themes …
The Learning Path of a Fixed Mindset
by SAMANTHA MIDGLEY Josh’s first stage of learning (Chapter 1: Innocent Moves) is turning his love for and natural curiosity towards chess into a disciplined art form. Josh talks about how his teacher, Bruce Pandolfini, helped him on the path to learning how to be more disciplined with his chess without suppressing his love for …
Plato’s Republic and The Art of Learning in modern education
by DENNIS DALTON I first met Josh Waitzkin before he had written The Art of Learning but after he had established his spectacular achievements in chess. Josh was an undergraduate in my Political Theory Barnard College course at Columbia University that I had taught there since 1969. This was a large lecture class but it …
An Actor’s Journey Into The Art of Learning
by MATT RYAN I first came across The Art of Learning in my junior year in college. After about a year pondering Josh’s principles, as well as those of Tim Ferriss, and experimenting with them in my own acting work, I decided to test my knowledge and see if I understood them well enough to …