Josh Waitzkin

Taught me about the art of learning itself, the power of presence, and how mastery transfers across domains.

1 book reviewedCraft

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Table 5Learning how to learn7 seats

Seated at Table 5, Learning how to learn

Seat 5 of 7. Also at the table:

Gayle Laakmann McDowellGave me a structured approach to technical problem solving and helped me prepare for my early technical interviews through her books.
Scott YoungInspired my approach to ultralearning and tackling ambitious self-education projects with structure and intensity.
Josh KaufmanReinforced the value of rapid skill acquisition and first-principles thinking about business and learning.
Barbara OakleyGave me a neuroscience-grounded understanding of how learning actually works and how to do it more effectively.
Maria PopovaModeled the art of deep, cross-disciplinary reading and weaving ideas from literature, science, and philosophy into a coherent worldview.
Tim FerrissIntroduced me to the idea of lifestyle design and systematic approaches to accelerated learning and self-experimentation.

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Taught me about the art of learning itself, the power of presence, and how mastery transfers across domains.

1 book reviewedCraft

No site listed

Table 5Learning how to learn7 seats

Seat 5 of 7. Also at the table:

Gayle Laakmann McDowellGave me a structured approach to technical problem solving and helped me prepare for my early technical interviews through her books.
Scott YoungInspired my approach to ultralearning and tackling ambitious self-education projects with structure and intensity.
Josh KaufmanReinforced the value of rapid skill acquisition and first-principles thinking about business and learning.
Barbara OakleyGave me a neuroscience-grounded understanding of how learning actually works and how to do it more effectively.
Maria PopovaModeled the art of deep, cross-disciplinary reading and weaving ideas from literature, science, and philosophy into a coherent worldview.
Tim FerrissIntroduced me to the idea of lifestyle design and systematic approaches to accelerated learning and self-experimentation.

No quotes kept from them yet.