Learning to learn
How do we actually learn? Our world has been increasingly headed towards knowledge work, ever since the past century. The need to learn right and well is also increasingly in demand. Unfortunately, this subject is so little discussed. Josh Waitzkin has led a full life as a chess master and international martial arts champion Also is the subject for the movie "Searching for Bobby Fischer". In his book The Art Of Learning , Josh describes his personal journey to optimal performance. Some essences of the book: *) The only way to learn how to swim is getting into the water . *) Focus on the fundamentals : It is futile to start approaching complex problems and techniques. A better strategy is to focus on the basics until it is fully ingrained in the subconscious. Only then you can add more complex layers to the learning process. He described this process as "making smaller circles", to keep deconstructing the skill or whatever you want to learn until e...