Explore the concept of 'investing in loss' and how it transforms failures into stepping stones for success. Delve into personal stories that highlight the importance of setbacks in mastering skills, particularly in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Discover how reframing losses can foster a growth mindset, motivating you to tackle challenges and embrace difficulties as valuable lessons for improvement.
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Invest in Loss
View losses as investments in your skill development, not as setbacks.
This mindset shift helps you stay engaged and consistent in your training.
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Non-Linear Progress
Skill development isn't linear; expect peaks, valleys, and plateaus.
Persistence is key during these periods of perceived stagnation.
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Embrace Losses at All Levels
Don't let ego prevent you from exploring new techniques and positions.
Embrace losses as learning opportunities, especially as you advance.
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The Art of Learning takes readers through Josh Waitzkin’s unique journey to excellence in both chess and Tai Chi Chuan. The book explains how a well-thought-out, principled approach to learning separates success from failure. Waitzkin discusses how achievement is a function of a lifestyle that fuels a creative, resilient growth process. He shares his methods for systematically triggering intuitive breakthroughs, honing techniques, and mastering performance psychology. The book also emphasizes the importance of embracing defeat, making mistakes work for you, and turning weaknesses into strengths. It is divided into sections that cover his rise in chess, his transition to Tai Chi, and the similarities in preparation and execution between the two disciplines.
In this week's mini-episode we explain investing in loss, a learning mindset often attributed to Tai Chi and other internal martial arts. In his excellent book The Art of Learning, Josh Waitzkin discusses the concept and its relevance to the martial arts. Investing in loss means reframing our thinking to view failure as an investment in our skill development, rather than as a loss.
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