Learn It and Forget It

How to become the greatest chess player of all time

May 13, 2025

“The eternal paradox of peak performance in chess, or any endeavor, really, is how to learn from your failures while still carrying on as if you are invincible. You must learn and forget simultaneously” -Garry Kasparov

Life places each of us on a precarious seesaw: learn its lessons and risk having your confidence shattered, or preserve your ego by remaining blissfully ignorant.

Garry Kasparov somehow managed to balance that seesaw perfectly. He became the youngest undisputed world champion at 22 and then held that title for 15 straight years. He belongs on every Chess Mount Rushmore.

Alright now learn this and forget it.

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