Dr. Andrew Huberman and Josh Waitzkin discuss how failure rewires the brain for growth, revealing the neuroscience behind learning from setbacks and how elite performers transform losses into breakthroughs.
Josh Waitzkin is a former child chess prodigy and the subject of the movie and true story Searching for Bobby Fisher. He is also a world champion martial arts competitor and the author of the book The Art of Learning. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast.
Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/wAnDWfEIwoE?si=xMNfmOJV8_nW-i47
Show notes: https://www.hubermanlab.com/episode/josh-waitzkin-the-art-of-learning-living-life
*Timestamps*
00:00 The Catalyst of Failure
00:09 Neuroscience Behind Change
01:44 Failure & Growth
03:17 Losing World Chess Championship
08:15 Studying Failure
09:27 Applying Lessons From Chess to Tai Chi
10:56 The Power of Loss in Achieving Success
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