Josh Waitzkin Interview | Full Episode | Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Joshua Waitzkin is an American chess player, martial arts competitor, and author. As a child, he was recognized as a prodigy, and won the U.S. Junior Chess championship in 1993 and 1994. The movie Searching for Bobby Fischer is based on his early life. Considered a chess prodigy, he has perfected learning strategies that can be applied to anything, including his other loves of Brazilian jiu-jitsu (he’s a black belt under phenom Marcelo Garcia) and Tai Chi Push Hands (he’s a world champion). These days, he spends his time coaching the world’s top performers, whether Mark Messier, Cal Ripken Jr., or hedgefund managers. Connect with Josh Waitzkin: Like Josh Waitzkin on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Joshuwa11 Full Episode: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tim-ferriss-show/id863897795?mt=2 SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/1dSzTkW About Tim Ferriss: Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 200 million downloads and been selected for “Best of iTunes” three years running. Connect with Tim Ferriss: Visit the Tim Ferriss PODCAST: https://bit.ly/2rYjUBr Visit the Tim Ferriss BLOG: http://bit.ly/17jDHw3 Like Tim Ferriss on FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/1avYUxq Follow Tim Ferriss on TWITTER: http://bit.ly/17d94TE Follow Tim Ferriss on INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2IfH37J Follow Tim Ferriss on INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2IfH37J Start 00:00 1:42 Origins of The Art of Learning. 3:58 What it takes to play 30–50 games of chess simultaneously. 7:57 The many dimensions of Josh Waitzkin’s creative life 11:07 Josh's relationship with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) grappling phenom Marcelo Garcia 13:53 Marcelo's physical intelligence 21:29 Consulting for “Master of the Universe”-type financiers; what commonalities the best have 26:22 Working on cognitive biases 33:16 Keystone habits to internalize 37:22 Turning it on and turning it off 39:45 Meditation 46:05 How meditation finally clicked for me 50:09 Josh's favorite time of day 51:32 Josh's morning routine 52:28 What Josh needs to be happy 55:23 A shift to being true to yourself 59:12 Josh's most gifted or recommend books 1:03:40 First thing Josh would grab if there were a fire in his house 1:05:37 What Josh wants to be when he grows up 1:09:17 Who would be on Josh's personal committee, living or dead? 1:11:07 On armchair professors and cultivating the love 1:14:32 Parting thoughts