Mastery
by George Burr Leonard · first published 1991
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In this book, There are some ways to Master in the field you want. The author of this book "George Leonard" had shared some disciplined things of Aikedo Martial Arts form. These tips are not only to Master martial arts, these can be used for any purpose for learning things. I suggest you to read this book of amazing journey called Mastery.
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…PG's "Hackers and Painters" (why I joined this forum). - Tim Ferris's "Four Hour Work Week" (has to be taken with a gigantic grain of salt, but has many very helpful and practical tips and ideas.) - "Mastery" by George Leonard - "Good to Great" by Jim Collins And finally (and I don't want to turn this into a political flamewar, "grain of salt" applies here as well, etc, etc) but the book that had the most…
on “Can Entrepreneurs be Made?” ↗I recommend a book by George Leonard called "Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment". It talks about this topic... very fascinating and useful read (also quite short) http://www.amazon.com/Mastery-Keys-Success-Long-Term-Fulfill...
on “Ask HN: How do you stop reading the internet when you need to work?” ↗Read up on Mastery by George Leonard. You seem to be describing a "hacker". I highly doubt that you truly master skills so quickly. Mastery should not be taken lightly. The actual process of mastery is consuming and immensely…
on “Ask HN: Lack of self-discipline driving me hopeless. Tips?” ↗…to anything. In reality, no one owes me anything just because I think I'm smart or because I think I work hard. On the feeling unaccomplished part, maybe try reading a book like http://www.amazon.com/Mastery-Keys-Success-Long-Term-Fulfill.... It's sort of a "the goal is the journey" book with some practical advice thrown in. > As a kid I used to hit the video games pretty hard, but at some point I started…
on “All My Life I’ve Been Told I Was Special. It Was A Lie.” ↗…intensely on optimization and improvement. If anyone is interested, this book has given me a vastly different perspective on things like exercise (or in parent's case, martial arts): http://www.amazon.com/Mastery-Keys-Success-Long-Term-Fulfill... When put in that perspective, I think exercise would greatly appeal to most hackers.
on “40 Days Without Booze” ↗I generally am not one to recommend specific books, but I read one a while back that I think would be relevant here. It's called Mastery by George Leonard. I'm very much the same way as you, characterized as being a "dabbler" in the book. I would definitely recommend giving it a read. Or two. Here's a scribd link, though its legality seems…
on “The spiral of learning” ↗…is staring at an editor with a voice in your head scolding you for not being a success. Fix that and you'll have fixed your procrastination (easier said than done, probably, but still). A reading tip: Mastery, by George Leonard.
on “Ask HN: How do you deal with professional jealousy and getting older?” ↗…student should needs to recognize they need to put in extra work to move up a level - that is something the instructor can only point out. A great book I use as a backing to my teaching philosophy is Mastery by George Leonard[1]. It categories the different personalities of the student into Dabbler, Obsessive, and Hacker (not in a good way). Dabblers try but quit when things get hard; Obsessives consume everything…
on “Why athletes need a ‘quiet eye’” ↗Try book "Mastery" by George Leonard. https://jamesclear.com/book-summaries/mastery
on “How Smart People Sabotage Their Success” ↗See Mastery by George Leonard which is a great book and highly recommended even if you are not into karate or martial arts. You have echoed his sketch of punctuated plateaus (p14): The Mastery Curve There's…
on “Neurons that fire together, wire together, but how?” ↗If you haven’t already, try reading Mastery by George Leonard. Some of his examples / narrative choices are dated but if you can look past that it’s got great insights. It’s a piece of the puzzle but can provide some orientation.
on “Ask HN: 30 years old with no career” ↗…time. I will highly recommend it. Books that helped- - What the Buddha Taught by Walpola Rahula - Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana - Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright - Mastery by Gordon Leonard - Learning How to Learn (Coursera) - Mind Illuminated by Culadasa - Atomic Habits by James Clear - Pragmatic Thinking and Learning by Andy Hunt
on “My lizard brain is no match for infinite scroll” ↗…kind. Also made me give up watching TV/web series to a large degree. I don’t compromise with the quality of entertainment that I consume anymore. I consume only the best and most desired things. 5. "Mastery" by Leonard Gordon has, above all, taught me that a boring life should be desired where the brain's desire for novelty is not awarded, and instead, time is spent on honing much fewer number of skills.…
on “Ask HN: What book changed your life?” ↗I didn't see anything extraordinary in the article either. The guy focused on what he wanted to do and improved through practice. The best book I have ever read on outlining how learning works is Mastery by George Leonard. One of his points is that many people assume we learn at a linear pace and so get frustrated when we find we are not making progress. He says that is false. We actually learn in…
on “The Pyramid Method: A Simple Strategy For Becoming Exceptionally Good” ↗…anyways. Waiting until the next day will allow you to retain the excitement of the project and you will be looking forward to working on it tomorrow. I would also highly recommend picking up the book "Mastery" by George Leonard. I have never heard anyone describe the learning process as well as him. His word for people like you is a hacker (this book was written well before hacker became mainstream). Hackers…
on “I need to find out how to finish anything I start. Help me. Please.” ↗