How to Be a Learning Machine

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To excel at anything, to do well in life, describe actually life as learning. And we should be learning every day. Yeah, you want to go to bed smarter than when you woke up. Yes, in concrete ways. I know more about financial markets than any other living person. So that's an outrageous statement. How can I make that? Back in the day, if you had a question pre-internet days, it said they're going,. is it worth my while to make a one hour trip to the public library? Maybe find a book on the topic.

What can the strategies of the chessboard teach us about how to succeed in life? Author, educator, entrepreneur, hedge fund advisor and US Chess Federation life master Adam Robinson makes a return appearance to The Knowledge Project to discuss some of the best ways to position yourself for success, including how to steer outcomes in your favor and what it takes to become a learning machine. He also weighs in on the potential uses of ChatGPT, investment strategies, and what it means to truly trust your instincts. Robinson is the co-founder of The Princeton Review and the author of the only SAT test preparation book to become a New York Times bestseller. He is also a rated chess master with a Life Title who was actually personally mentored by Bobby Fischer, and, as the President of Robinson Global Strategies, a trusted advisor to some of the world's largest hedge funds. Robinson previously appeared on episodes 47 and 48 of The Knowledge Project.

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