Mastery (The Modern Machiavellian Robert Greene Book 1)

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This will allow you to smile at their antics, to tolerate their presence as you would a silly child, and to avoid the madness of trying to change them. When a Most Valuable Player candidate misjudges a ball and falls on his duff, he does it in the sight of millions.

It completely shatters the myth of iconic people being destined for success by birth or some wild genius feat. The High End: Your project or the problem you are solving should always be connected to something larger— a bigger question, an overarching idea, an inspiring goal. Then he moves through gorgeous passages on figures such as the Wright Brothers or Albert Einstein, concluding with Goethe’s life story. I probably still don't know the answer to that, but I have now finished reading one of his books, and it is written from what feels like a different point of view.Rigidity: The world has become increasingly complex in many ways, and whenever we humans face a situation that seems complicated our response is to resort to a kind of artificial simplicity, to create habits and routines that give us a sense of control. This is something our society rarely has the patience for with our “get it done yesterday” attitude. The primary difference between masters and ordinary people is that the masters never gave up on their craft and took as long as it was necessary to perfect it. What will impede this natural creative dynamic from flourishing is not a lack of talent, but your attitude.

You adjust and perhaps move to a related field, continuing to learn more about yourself, but always expanding off your skill base. The more that I see attempted transformations at work I realize that a big problem is that 'we' don't have a clue about learning. It may even put his life on the line, but what matters to him is living to the fullest, not counting the years. Some might raise eyebrows when told that in childhood their career field was clear to them, but Greene compensates with a “reversal” addressed to those who lacked such direction, or, later, to those without the capacity for social intelligence. You may think there’s nothing wrong going through life as a dabbler but chances are you’re missing out on a great deal of fulfillment when you leave mastery behind.C. California at Berkeley and the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where he received a degree in classical studies. Volumes of text may not have any influence on a person and a single phrase might be enough to change destinies.

Keep expanding your horizons: Mingle with as many different people and ideas as possible, they’ll all contribute to enhancing your learning. On your own, however, you must work to maintain your open spirit, letting go of bad habits and deliberately cultivating new ideas. In part 3 the author give us tools to use in this journey with many interesting examples and details.To avoid falling into a spineless fluffy practice, you need a clear vision of where you want to get to.