mastery robert greene summary|key ideas from the book "mastery"

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mastery robert greene summary|key ideas from the book "mastery"


"Mastery" is the act of persisting in doing one thing for a very long period of time, regardless of whether you become bored, by constantly finding new ways to approach it.


Learning any skill on your own can take decades. That's why you should learn from masters who have mastered skills through years of hard work. Consider mastering things you used to enjoy in childhood years because you were tension-free at that time. Now, in your young age, you have the burden of work and worries, making it difficult to truly hear your inner self. If you are stuck in a situation where you can't decide, think of your childhood and what you would have done in this current situation.


You need 10,000 hours of focused practice to master a skill. When you master your field, you can foresee things, and your guesses are akin to natural forces that determine fate. Listen to your inner self to determine what things you should become a master at because, in the end, you have to align with your soul's purpose. You are made for something unique; your heart tells you this all the time. Do what your heart guides you to do, and don't listen to the critics and voices of others. Forge your own journey, seek advice from all, but in the end, let your heart ❤️ decide. Learning more and more will lead you to make the right decisions.


Do what you love because mastery requires countless hours. We should prioritize learning over earning and aim to master a skill to the extent that it becomes an integral part of our nervous system.


Drawing something helps you easily remember all aspects of it. For example, we learned "Alphabets" (A, B, C) by drawing, and now we can easily recall them in our imagination. Sketch the things, emotions, actions, and beauty that inspire you by actually seeing them to get new ideas.


Like Leonardo da Vinci, when he was drawing a bird's feather at the  time of drawing a real bird's feather, he came to know how humans can fly. Consider making your hobbies and interests your work because, in the end, you will stop working, retire, and enjoy life. So, making your entertainment options your work feels like doing no work at all. To do this, you need to stop listening to societal expectations and financial necessities; you need to reconnect with your childhood self. If you don't do so, you will regret it later for not listening to your heart.

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