--- product_id: 76777712 title: "Art Of Learning" price: "₹ 649" currency: INR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.in/products/76777712-art-of-learning store_origin: IN region: India --- # Art Of Learning **Price:** ₹ 649 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Art Of Learning - **How much does it cost?** ₹ 649 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.in](https://www.desertcart.in/products/76777712-art-of-learning) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description In his riveting new book, The Art of Learning, Waitzkin tells his remarkable story of personal achievement and shares the principles of learning and performance that have propelled him to the top—twice.Josh Waitzkin knows what it means to be at the top of his game. A public figure since winning his first National Chess Championship at the age of nine, Waitzkin was catapulted into a media whirlwind as a teenager when his father’s book Searching for Bobby Fischer was made into a major motion picture. After dominating the scholastic chess world for ten years, Waitzkin expanded his horizons, taking on the martial art Tai Chi Chuan and ultimately earning the title of World Champion. How was he able to reach the pinnacle of two disciplines that on the surface seem so different? “I’ve come to realize that what I am best at is not Tai Chi, and it is not chess,” he says. “What I am best at is the art of learning.” With a narrative that combines heart-stopping martial arts wars and tense chess face-offs with life lessons that speak to all of us, The Art of Learning takes readers through Waitzkin’s unique journey to excellence. He explains in clear detail how a well-thought-out, principled approach to learning is what separates success from failure. Waitzkin believes that achievement, even at the championship level, is a function of a lifestyle that fuels a creative, resilient growth process. Rather than focusing on climactic wins, Waitzkin reveals the inner workings of his everyday method, from systematically triggering intuitive breakthroughs, to honing techniques into states of remarkable potency, to mastering the art of performance psychology. Through his own example, Waitzkin explains how to embrace defeat and make mistakes work for you. Does your opponent make you angry? Waitzkin describes how to channel emotions into creative fuel. As he explains it, obstacles are not obstacles but challenges to overcome, to spur the growth process by turning weaknesses into strengths. He illustrates the exact routines that he has used in all of his competitions, whether mental or physical, so that you too can achieve your peak performance zone in any competitive or professional circumstance. In stories ranging from his early years taking on chess hustlers as a seven year old in New York City’s Washington Square Park, to dealing with the pressures of having a film made about his life, to International Chess Championships in India, Hungary, and Brazil, to gripping battles against powerhouse fighters in Taiwan in the Push Hands World Championships, The Art of Learning encapsulates an extraordinary competitor’s life lessons in a page-turning narrative. Review: Engaging read - the love of learning and pursuit of excellence - Things and the self are governed by the same principle. If you understand one, you understand the other, for the truth within and the truth without are identical (Er Cheng Yishu, 11th century) . . The theme is depth over breadth. The learning principle is to plunge into the detailed mystery of the micro in order to understand what makes the macro tick. Our obstacle is that we live in an attention-deficit culture. . There are clear distinctions between what it takes to be decent, what it takes to be good, what it takes to be great and what it takes to be among the best. . When aiming for the top, your path requires an engaged, searching mind. Make obstacles spur you to creative new angles in the learning process. Let setbacks deepen your resolve. Make adversity a tremendous source of creative inspiration Review: Read this if you are in pursuit of mastery in any domain - This book is memoir on personal experiences and learning of Josh Waitzkin. This guy has mastered two competitive sports- one intellectual and another physical. He has explained the methods and learning philosophy followed and found useful by him. If you are looking for easy to digest tidbits then you will disappointed. The pearls of wisdom are scattered through out the book and mixed with personal experiences. That makes it cumbersome to get his learning out of this book. You will read this book for his learning methods and not what he did or did not. I need to read this book again to understand few concepts better. I found some concepts based on Eastern tradition very powerful if applied properly. Especially these things are very powerful if you are trying become expert in any domain....especially where you need to compete with other people. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #7,341 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #79 in Games & Quizzes (Books) #180 in Motivational Self-Help #227 in Biographies & Autobiographies (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 5,248 Reviews | ## Images ![Art Of Learning - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81AFeNm3OSL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Engaging read - the love of learning and pursuit of excellence *by M***K on 13 November 2019* Things and the self are governed by the same principle. If you understand one, you understand the other, for the truth within and the truth without are identical (Er Cheng Yishu, 11th century) . . The theme is depth over breadth. The learning principle is to plunge into the detailed mystery of the micro in order to understand what makes the macro tick. Our obstacle is that we live in an attention-deficit culture. . There are clear distinctions between what it takes to be decent, what it takes to be good, what it takes to be great and what it takes to be among the best. . When aiming for the top, your path requires an engaged, searching mind. Make obstacles spur you to creative new angles in the learning process. Let setbacks deepen your resolve. Make adversity a tremendous source of creative inspiration ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Read this if you are in pursuit of mastery in any domain *by G***D on 18 April 2014* This book is memoir on personal experiences and learning of Josh Waitzkin. This guy has mastered two competitive sports- one intellectual and another physical. He has explained the methods and learning philosophy followed and found useful by him. If you are looking for easy to digest tidbits then you will disappointed. The pearls of wisdom are scattered through out the book and mixed with personal experiences. That makes it cumbersome to get his learning out of this book. You will read this book for his learning methods and not what he did or did not. I need to read this book again to understand few concepts better. I found some concepts based on Eastern tradition very powerful if applied properly. Especially these things are very powerful if you are trying become expert in any domain....especially where you need to compete with other people. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Inspirational and Educational book *by D***V on 31 January 2018* I got my book delivered on Time. Great Services from Amazon. I have read many things about authors on Internet and it is aspiring and valuable .So i decided to Buy a book. Currently i am reading this book and i enjoy it. Thanks to JOSH and Amazon again!!!! ## Frequently Bought Together - The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance - Daily Rituals: How Artists Work - The Lessons of History --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.in/products/76777712-art-of-learning](https://www.desertcart.in/products/76777712-art-of-learning) --- *Product available on Desertcart India* *Store origin: IN* *Last updated: 2026-07-07*