'Beginners' by Tom Vanderbilt: Gain new mindset from learning
'Beginners' by Tom Vanderbilt: Gain new mindset from learning CNN 1/11/2021 © Shutterstock Learning a new hobby or skill can help you create a fresh mindset. Midway through his mission to learn chess, Tom Vanderbilt found himself facing off against an 8-year-old child. Vanderbilt had a successful writing career, a college degree and decades of real-world experience. The kid, though, had superior skills. Vanderbilt lost in a few dozen moves. Defeat, however, couldn't dampen Vanderbilt's enthusiasm for chess, one of five hobbies the best-selling author pursued as research for his new bo...