The Art of Learning

This book by Josh Waitzkin has been genuinely recommended 2 times on Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Michael Mauboussin, Tim Ferriss. It comes up in conversations about anxiety & stress, brain health, consciousness, depression & mood, exercise & strength. The earliest recommendation we indexed is from Dec 2021 and the most recent from Mar 2023. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

• “By the way, the art of learning is fabulous. I'm a huge fan.”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “the art of learning is fabulous. I'm a huge fan”
  Michael Mauboussin · The Tim Ferriss Show · Mar 202301:27:41

  Said during "Michael Mauboussin, How Great Investors Make Decisions | The Tim Ferriss Podcast". The episode features Michael Mauboussin: Head of Consilient Research on Counterpoint Global at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, longtime Columbia Business School adjunct finance professor, and author of investing classics including Think Twice, The Success Equation, More Than You Know, and Expectations Investing. Michael Mauboussin breaks down how great investors decide: base rates, wisdom of crowds, decision biases, and complex adaptive systems.

• “I would suggest if you're looking for the translation of chess principles to many other fields, pick up a book called The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “I would suggest... pick up a book called The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin”
  Tim Ferriss · The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 202100:49:46

  Said during "Q&A with Tim, Tools for Better Sleep, Parenting, Fear, How to Boost Your Mood, and More". The episode features Tim Ferriss: Author of The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, and Tools of Titans, and host of The Tim Ferriss Show. This is a solo Q&A episode where he both asks and answers, fielding live-chat and pre-submitted listener questions. Tim Ferriss answers live and submitted Q&A on sleep, parenting, fear, mood, psychedelics, learning, and travel.