Whenever there was a concept or learning technique that I related to in a manner too abstract to convey, I forced myself to break it down into the in… - Joshua Waitzkin

One idea I taught was the importance of regaining presence and clarity of mind after making a serious error.

the three steps I described as being critical to resilient, self-sufficient performance. First, we learn to flow with distraction, like that blade of grass bending to the wind. Then we learn to use distraction, inspiring ourselves with what initially would have thrown us off our games. Finally we learn to re-create the inspiring settings internally.

The weakness of an art is its dogma. And when I’m competing against an individual from a different discipline, I try to find the dogma of that discipline. When I’m competing with someone within a discipline, I try to find their personal dogma.