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Robert Greene
Mastery
Robert Greene studies the lives of masters such as Leonardo da Vinci, Darwin and Mozart to show the path to mastery: find your calling, learn deeply through a long apprenticeship, then create something of your own.
- Published2012
- GenreSelf-improvement
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- struggle to show up consistently
- feel stuck creatively
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01Find your calling
Mastery starts with an inner pull toward a subject you can't stop thinking about.
02Embrace the apprenticeship
Years of patient practice and observation build the base for everything else.
03Learn from mentors
A good mentor speeds up your learning by passing on hard-won knowledge.
04Read people well
Social intelligence helps your work get seen and supported.
05Create something new
With deep knowledge, you can combine ideas in original ways.
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