Tim

“Mental resilience is arguably the most critical trait of a world-class performer, and it should be nurtured continuously.”
― Josh Waitzkin, The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance

“But as with all skills, the most sophisticated techniques tend to have their foundation in the simplest of principles. As”
― Josh Waitzkin, The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance

“What is true is already so. Owning up to it doesn’t make it worse. Not being open about it doesn’t make it go away. And because it’s true, it is what is there to be interacted with. Anything untrue isn’t there to be lived. People can stand what is true, for they are already enduring it. —Eugene Gendlin”
― Eliezer Yudkowsky, Rationality: From AI to Zombies

“It is rarely a mysterious technique that drives us to the top, but rather a profound mastery of what may well be a basic skill set. Depth beats breadth any day of the week, because it opens a channel for the intangible, unconscious, creative components of our hidden potential.”
― Josh Waitzkin, The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance