Mastery Archive

Mastery covers everything related to the total mastery of the individual. From personal development to spiritual development, intellectual development to emotional development and career development. Mastery of literally every part of our lives, so that we succeed in what we do, and in being the highest expression of who we are.

Mastery — Introduction

Mastery is cerebral. If we are to consider the Mastery of a Skill, achieving real mastery in an art or skill, there is so much involved in this process. We have to think about how to learn effectively. How to […]

Consistency Is Key, However…

Consistency Is Key, However… Simply Being Consistent Is Not Enough. What I mean is that just showing up every day and “doing work” only gets you so far. The quality of the work itself, as well as its substance — […]

Expand The Skill, Then Contract It

When I am learning something new, I am relentless. More than relentless, I am ruthless. I like to practice it for hours a day, obsessively, until I get it. A truth that I have found through my varied approaches to […]

Mastering The Work Process

Mastering The Work Process of any discipline, art, skill, or project is among our first priorities when beginning any new endeavour. Since the work process is literally the thing itself. On the one hand, it is precisely how to learn, […]

Time-Restricted Work

Time-Restricted Work is the idea that imposing limitations on the time we have to work could increase productivity. In the same way that a deadline can increase your productivity by enforcing a limitation on the time you have to complete […]

The Practice of Doing

The Practice of Doing is a fundamental emphasis on doing — not on planning, thinking about doing, practicing, or learning, but actually doing. Getting things done. Building. Creating. Finishing a project. For so many years I was focused on practicing, […]

The more difficult the task, the greater the investment

The more difficult the task, the greater the investment required. One of the things that people don’t often seem to tell you, is that the greater the dream, the greater the sacrifice. For me personally, I was so infatuated by […]

The Wisdom of Obscurity

One of the things that I never could have known when I was younger, is the potential danger in showing your true strength. If you appear powerful, you can be perceived as a threat. If you are powerful, then assuming […]

The Art of Finishing The Project

I have written extensively about the Art of Learning, and am hesitant to overuse the “Art of ____” phrasing — even though in my opinion there is a real art to anything that we can do. However, in this case, […]

Cultivate The Patience To Sit With The Problem

When you are tired, overwhelmed, stressed, beginning (or coming back to) a big project, there is no replacement for Cultivating The Patience To Sit With The Problem. The ability to feel that exhaustion, stress, sense of overwhelm, and simply sit […]

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