Josh Waitzkin

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WAITZKIN MODEL 1 - DEPTH OVER WIDTH

His obsession with DEPTH over WIDTH.

Even when he approaches a new discipline, he goes for DEPTH within the DEPTH

Instead, Josh insists on having only 3 pieces on the board - King & Pawn vs King

He drills micro positions until he understands them from first principles

Waitzkin's theory is that once you've understood one thing so deeply in the discipline - you understand the principles

He doesn't start level 2 until he understands the principles of level 1 at a fundamental level

WAITZKIN MODEL 2 - LOCUS OF CONTROL

He wanted to be prepared to keep his composure in the worst possible conditions

WAITZKIN MODEL 3 - STRESS & RECOVERY

"Most people in high-stress, decision-making industries are always operating at this kind of simmering six, as opposed to the undulation between deep relaxation and being at a 10." - Waitzkin

Josh argues that in order to be at a 10/10 with focus, you have to be able to hit a 0/10 via relaxation & recovery

In order to switch ON intensely, you need to switch OFF intensely

If you never switch off, you can never truly turn it on

You end up burnt out and fatigued

WAITZKIN MODEL 4 - CHANNELING THE SUBCONSCIOUS

Best ideas come from subconscious when you're not pressing. Take walks. Longer showers

WAITZKIN MODEL 5 - DECONSTRUCTING COMMON ROOT STRUCTURES

"It’s not just what were our false constructs 20 years ago... but what are the common root structures to my current constructs and my false constructs 20 years ago?" - Waitzkin

Waitzkin wants not just to understand the mistake he made

He also wants to understand the gap between making the mistake and avoiding it

E.g. If you could've prevented a mistake by speaking to 5 experts beforehand - how can I ensure I speak to 5 experts moving forward?

Once Josh has identified previous gaps - he looks to see if he can see that common root structure with what he's currently doing

E.g. What mistake am I in the process of making that could be prevented by speaking to 5 experts?

"It’s so easy to think that we were in the dark yesterday but we’re in the light today... but we’re fucking in the dark today too" - Waitzkin

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