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Garry Kimovich Kasparov is a Russian chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, writer, political activist and commentator. His peak rating of 2851, achieved in 1999, was the highest recorded until being surpassed by Magnus Carlsen in 2013.

JamesClear.com • World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov on How to Build Confidence

you don't need to be genius level smart to succeed in life. you just need to have good taste in the problems you want to solve. this taste develops from repeatedly picking low hanging fruit that might become leverage points for bigger opportunities. you see this pattern everywhere you look but it's especially clear in mathematical breakthroughts.... See more

Ashwin Sharma • Tweet

There is, however, a process we can follow to discover our unique path. First, we cultivate The Soft Zone, we sit with our emotions, observe them, work with them, learn how to let them float away if they are rocking our boat, and how to use them when they are fueling our creativity. Then we turn our weaknesses into strengths until there is no

Josh Waitzkin • The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance

Everyone at a high level has a huge amount of chess understanding, and much of what separates the great from the very good is deep presence, relaxation of the conscious mind, which allows the unconscious to flow unhindered. This is a nuanced and largely misunderstood state of mind that when refined involves a subtle reintegration of the conscious

Josh Waitzkin • The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance

It was about getting his core message through to people young in life—the pyramid of success, the two sets of three, making friendship a fine art.

Jason Selk • Organize Tomorrow Today: 8 Ways to Retrain Your Mind to Optimize Performance at Work and in Life

This intense moment of my life was the launching point for my serious investigation of the nuances of performance psychology. I had used an earthquake to reach a higher state of consciousness and discover a chess solution I may not have otherwise found. As this book evolves, I will gradually lay out my current methodology for triggering such states

Josh Waitzkin • The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance

We all must walk a fine line between flexibility and consistency.

Garry Kasparov • How Life Imitates Chess: Making the Right Moves, from the Board to the Boardroom

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Ferriss, Timothy • Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers

This isn’t a cookbook, and I’m not offering a recipe for your success. Everyone must create his own successful combinations with the ingredients he has. There are guidelines for what works, but each person has to discover what works for him. This doesn’t happen by itself. Through practice and observation, you must take an active role in your own