6/ Josh on learning from others. He explains a visualization technique to 100x your learning curve. How fast could we learn if we harnessed this to its full potential?

This guy cracked the code to learning. At 9 — U.S. Chess Champion At 16 — Chess International Master At 20 — U.S. Martial Arts Champion At 27 — Tai-Chi World Champion (2x) Now, NBA stars & Fortune 500 CEOs pay millions for his advice. His top 7 lessons to learn anything FAST:

Meet Josh Waitzkin. Child prodigy, Tai-Chi World Champion and coach for top 0.1% performers. Recently, he went on Andrew Huberman's podcast and shared thoughts on learning, training and mastery. Here are his 7 most life-changing insights: (No. 2 blew my mind)

1/ Josh on how much to work in a day. He says he experimented with everything from 45 minutes to 16 hours a day. This is the sweet spot he found:

2/ Josh reveals his secret — the MIQ technique to re-frame how you think about problem solving. It's simple, yet brilliantly effective. Just watch:

3/ Josh explains why people get stuck (and how to fix it). Here's how to re-discover your lost drive:

4/ Josh's thoughts on losing. He tells a story of a brutal loss he suffered when he was just 8 years old. This one was chilling.

5/ Josh on studying universal principles. He describes how you can learn chess through life, and life through chess. (don't worry, it'll make sense to you even if you don't play chess)

7/ Josh on talent vs. hard work. He tells a funny story of how being the "child prodigy" can hurt you: (watch until the end)

And that's it! 7 life-changing lessons I learned from Josh Waitzkin. You can watch the full episode of @hubermanlab podcast here:

Also, I highly recommend Josh's book - The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance. Must-read for anyone obsessed with learning. Speaking of which...

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Brilliant

Yeah, visualization is crazy

This is how I’ve been getting better at tennis. I’ll prime my mind with 30-60 min of instructional videos on YouTube from a pro coach & then I’ll go hit later that evening. I usually have my best outcomes with that method of learning.