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Joshua Waitzkin Quotes

Not only do we have to be good at waiting, we have to love it. Because waiting is not waiting, it is life Picture Quote #1

One of the main focuses of my training sessions is to help individuals find their unique voices in the learning process. We all have our strengths, our weaknesses, our styles of learning, our personalities. Developing introspective sensitivity to these issues is critical to long-term success Picture Quote #1

Initially I was very drawn to the Tao Te Ching, the Taoist philosophy. It was helping me deal with the balance of these external and internal issues with my chess life. Tai chi is the martial embodiment of Taoist philosophy. Initially, I had no intention of competing in the martial arts; it was just the meditation Picture Quote #1

The truth is that throughout my careers in both chess and the martial arts, I often knew that my rivals were more naturally gifted than me - either with their mental machines or their bodies. But I have believed in my training, my approach to learning, and my ability to rise to the challenge under pressure Picture Quote #1

Just about every error has a technical and psychological component: get good at discovering those connections Picture Quote #1

My coach and my parents both had this relationship to what I was doing, which was allowing me to express myself with chess. And so I could love it. I had a passion for it. I was expressing myself through chess, and I was learning about myself through chess Picture Quote #1

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I love the play between the conscious and unconscious minds in the creative moment, and for me chess and the martial arts are both about developing a rich working relationship with your intuition Picture Quote #1

I think we are at our best when we work with our natural eruptions, use them as fuel for the fire Picture Quote #1

My first teachers were street players, guys who would hustle you, get in your head, break you down mentally before they did it over the board Picture Quote #1

Our minds are all different and I believe cultivating a keen introspective sensitivity is absolutely essential in discovering our potential Picture Quote #1

I tend not to dwell on the parallels between chess and business, chess and the martial arts, or any two things for that matter, because the truth is that all pursuits are connected if we gain an eye for the thematic links Picture Quote #1

At the very core of my relationship to learning is the idea that we should be as organic as possible. We need to cultivate a deeply refined introspective sense, and build our relationship to learning around our nuance of character Picture Quote #1

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I have never considered myself a prodigy. Others have used that term, but I never bought in to it Picture Quote #1

Very gifted people, they win and they win, and they are told that they win because they are a winner. That seems like a positive thing to tell children, but ultimately, what that means is when they lose, it must make them a loser Picture Quote #1

The moment we believe that success is determined by an ingrained level of ability as opposed to resilience and hard work, we will be brittle in the face of adversity Picture Quote #1

One thing about the business and investing world that I connect to very intimately is that there is little room to deny the harsh realities of your mistakes. A bad call can lose you many millions Picture Quote #1

It is rarely a mysterious technique that drives us to the top, but rather a profound mastery of what may well be a basic skill set Picture Quote #1

We learn by pushing ourselves and finding what really lies at the outer reaches of our abilities Picture Quote #1

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Not only do we have to be good at waiting, we have to love it. Because waiting is not waiting, it is life. (Joshua Waitzkin Quotes) One of the main focuses of my training sessions is to help individuals find their unique voices in the learning process. We all have our strengths, our weaknesses, our styles of learning, our personalities. Developing introspective sensitivity to these issues is critical to long-term success (Joshua Waitzkin Quotes) Initially I was very drawn to the Tao Te Ching, the Taoist philosophy. It was helping me deal with the balance of these external and internal issues with my chess life. Tai chi is the martial embodiment of Taoist philosophy. Initially, I had no intention of competing in the martial arts; it was just the meditation (Joshua Waitzkin Quotes) The truth is that throughout my careers in both chess and the martial arts, I often knew that my rivals were more naturally gifted than me - either with their mental machines or their bodies. But I have believed in my training, my approach to learning, and my ability to rise to the challenge under pressure (Joshua Waitzkin Quotes) Just about every error has a technical and psychological component: get good at discovering those connections (Joshua Waitzkin Quotes) My coach and my parents both had this relationship to what I was doing, which was allowing me to express myself with chess. And so I could love it. I had a passion for it. I was expressing myself through chess, and I was learning about myself through chess (Joshua Waitzkin Quotes) I love the play between the conscious and unconscious minds in the creative moment, and for me chess and the martial arts are both about developing a rich working relationship with your intuition (Joshua Waitzkin Quotes) I think we are at our best when we work with our natural eruptions, use them as fuel for the fire (Joshua Waitzkin Quotes) My first teachers were street players, guys who would hustle you, get in your head, break you down mentally before they did it over the board (Joshua Waitzkin Quotes) Our minds are all different and I believe cultivating a keen introspective sensitivity is absolutely essential in discovering our potential (Joshua Waitzkin Quotes) I tend not to dwell on the parallels between chess and business, chess and the martial arts, or any two things for that matter, because the truth is that all pursuits are connected if we gain an eye for the thematic links (Joshua Waitzkin Quotes) At the very core of my relationship to learning is the idea that we should be as organic as possible. We need to cultivate a deeply refined introspective sense, and build our relationship to learning around our nuance of character (Joshua Waitzkin Quotes) I have never considered myself a prodigy. Others have used that term, but I never bought in to it (Joshua Waitzkin Quotes) Very gifted people, they win and they win, and they are told that they win because they are a winner. That seems like a positive thing to tell children, but ultimately, what that means is when they lose, it must make them a loser (Joshua Waitzkin Quotes) The moment we believe that success is determined by an ingrained level of ability as opposed to resilience and hard work, we will be brittle in the face of adversity (Joshua Waitzkin Quotes) One thing about the business and investing world that I connect to very intimately is that there is little room to deny the harsh realities of your mistakes. A bad call can lose you many millions (Joshua Waitzkin Quotes) It is rarely a mysterious technique that drives us to the top, but rather a profound mastery of what may well be a basic skill set (Joshua Waitzkin Quotes) We learn by pushing ourselves and finding what really lies at the outer reaches of our abilities (Joshua Waitzkin Quotes)