![]() Highly recommended.The contemporary companion to Sun-tzu's The Art of War, this brilliant distillation of the strategies of war can help us gain mastery in the modern world. Mastery is a highly inspiring work, and one that is perfect for instilling inspiration, enthusiasm and self confidence. Obstacles are silencing the voice, due to either peer or parental pressure, opportunities that bring more money and less satisfaction, or denying the possibility of mastery through erroneous beliefs such as not having the right ability or make up. ![]() The way is finding the passion, something that generates interest and fascination, and a subsequent apprenticeship allowing the skill to develop, and eventually, for the apprentice to become their own person and develop mastery. ![]() Robert Greene hypothesizes that there are both ways to Mastery and obstacles to Mastery. Had he done so, he could have indeed been a concert pianist, but he would have been playing other people's music, and would never have been the Mozart forever remembered by history. For example, Mozart was under parental pressure to become a Concert Pianist, rather than a composer, because the former profession was by far the most lucrative. Greene contends that a unique application of their talent was necessary to achieve Mastery. The simple premise of Mastery is that the Masters in history, be they Einstein, Da Vinci, Mozart or Darwin, were no more talented than the average person, they didn't have uniquely wired brains, rather, they chose the appropriate passion and chose the appropriate circumstances to let that passion flourish, thereby achieving Mastery. While other Robert Greene books, brilliant in themselves, examine examples around a surrounding idea, Mastery presents the most unique exploration of an idea out of all his works. Definitely something to ponder more on though, and excellent food for thought.Īs a fan of Robert Greene's work, Mastery stands out as perhaps the most truly thought provoking exploration of an idea yet. I get the sense this would be clearer if I could see the headings etc. I actually think this book would work better as a hard copy - the organisation is not great and it sometimes feels like it loops around without quite landing on the point. Would have enjoyed greater diversity in ‘geniuses’ but the message is not fundamentally changed. I love that the message is fundamentally ‘none of you are special, it’s about knowing yourself and your own interests and through applying time, effort and patience you can achieve great things’. I found myself getting frustrated with his overuse of particular words (‘understand, detailed, deeply’) and something about the narrator sticks in your head - not necessarily in a bad way, just very American. Yes it repeats, but he does warn us of that at the beginning. This book has some excellent information and captivating examples. Told through Robert Greene's signature blend of historical anecdote and psychological insight and drawing on interviews with world leaders, Mastery builds on the strategies outlined in The 48 Laws of Power to provide a practical guide to greatness - and how to start living by your own rules. Then, they rewrote the rules as a reflection of their own individuality, blasting previous patterns of achievement open from within. The secret of their eventual greatness lies in a 'rigorous apprenticeship': by paying close and careful attention, they learnt to master the 'hidden codes' which determine ultimate success or failure. To see our uniqueness expressed in our achievements, we must first learn the rules - and then how to change them completely.Ĭharles Darwin began as an underachieving schoolboy, Leonardo da Vinci as an illegitimate outcast. ![]() Around the globe, people are facing the same problem - that we are born as individuals but are forced to conform to the rules of society if we want to succeed.
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