Steve & Matt do a deep dive into Josh Waitzkin's book, the Art of Learning.
Mental models discussed in this episode:
- Respect People, not Positions https://bjjmentalmodels.com/respect-people-not-positions/- Growth Mindset https://bjjmentalmodels.com/growth-mindset/- Do What Works https://bjjmentalmodels.com/do-what-works/- Extreme Ownership https://bjjmentalmodels.com/extreme-ownership/- Mindfulness https://bjjmentalmodels.com/mindfulness/- Flow https://bjjmentalmodels.com/flow/- Investing in Loss https://bjjmentalmodels.com/investing-in-loss/- Growth from Discomfort https://bjjmentalmodels.com/growth-from-discomfort/- Form to Leave Form https://bjjmentalmodels.com/form-to-leave-form/- Incremental Learning https://bjjmentalmodels.com/incremental-learning/- Making Smaller Circles https://bjjmentalmodels.com/making-smaller-circles/- Beginner's Mind https://bjjmentalmodels.com/beginners-mind/ We maintain an online database of the mental models governing Jiu-Jitsu at: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/
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