The chess prodigy and martial artist Josh Waitzkin describes this process in his book The Art of Learning. He refers to it as “numbers to leave numbers,” where technical information is integrated into what feels like natural intelligence. Waitzkin uses the example of a novice chess player’s first lesson. Initially, the player will count the values of each chess piece in their heads or on their fingers before making their move. “In time, they will stop counting,” Waitzkin explains. “The pieces will achieve a more flowing and integrated value system…. What was once seen mathematically is now
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