A THREAD on key lessons from the book "Mastery" by @RobertGreene:
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If you allow yourself to learn who you really are by paying attention to that voice and force within you, then you can become what you were fated to become—an individual, a Master.
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If you allow yourself to learn who you really are by paying attention to that voice and force within you, then you can become what you were fated to become—an individual, a Master.
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A false path in life is generally something we are attracted to for the wrong reasons—money, fame, attention, and so on.
If it is attention we need, we often experience a kind of emptiness inside that we are hoping to fill with the false love of public approval.
A false path in life is generally something we are attracted to for the wrong reasons—money, fame, attention, and so on.
If it is attention we need, we often experience a kind of emptiness inside that we are hoping to fill with the false love of public approval.
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We are all in search of feeling more connected to reality—to other people, the natural world, our character, and our own uniqueness.
The most satisfying and powerful way to feel this connection is through creative activity.
In doing so, we are in fact creating ourselves.
We are all in search of feeling more connected to reality—to other people, the natural world, our character, and our own uniqueness.
The most satisfying and powerful way to feel this connection is through creative activity.
In doing so, we are in fact creating ourselves.
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It is in fact the height of selfishness to merely consume what others create and to retreat into a shell of limited goals and immediate pleasures.
It is in fact the height of selfishness to merely consume what others create and to retreat into a shell of limited goals and immediate pleasures.
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The mind must be able to feel doubt and uncertainty for as long as possible.
As it remains in this state and probes deeply into the mysteries of the universe, ideas will come that are more dimensional & real than if we had jumped to conclusions & formed judgments early on.
The mind must be able to feel doubt and uncertainty for as long as possible.
As it remains in this state and probes deeply into the mysteries of the universe, ideas will come that are more dimensional & real than if we had jumped to conclusions & formed judgments early on.
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Our levels of desire, patience, persistence, and confidence end up playing a much larger role in success than sheer reasoning powers.
Feeling motivated and energized, we can overcome almost anything.
Our levels of desire, patience, persistence, and confidence end up playing a much larger role in success than sheer reasoning powers.
Feeling motivated and energized, we can overcome almost anything.
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What offers immediate pleasure comes to seem like a distraction, an empty entertainment to help pass the time.
Real pleasure comes from overcoming challenges, feeling confidence in your abilities, gaining fluency in skills, and experiencing the power this brings.
What offers immediate pleasure comes to seem like a distraction, an empty entertainment to help pass the time.
Real pleasure comes from overcoming challenges, feeling confidence in your abilities, gaining fluency in skills, and experiencing the power this brings.
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If we experience any failures or setbacks, we shouldn't forget them because they offend our self-esteem.
Instead we should reflect on them deeply, trying to figure out what went wrong and discern whether there are any patterns to our mistakes.
If we experience any failures or setbacks, we shouldn't forget them because they offend our self-esteem.
Instead we should reflect on them deeply, trying to figure out what went wrong and discern whether there are any patterns to our mistakes.
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The need for certainty is the greatest disease the mind faces.
The need for certainty is the greatest disease the mind faces.
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What kills the creative force is not age or a lack of talent, but our own spirit, our own attitude.
We prefer to live with familiar ideas and habits of thinking, but we pay a steep price for this: our minds go dead from the lack of challenge and novelty.
What kills the creative force is not age or a lack of talent, but our own spirit, our own attitude.
We prefer to live with familiar ideas and habits of thinking, but we pay a steep price for this: our minds go dead from the lack of challenge and novelty.
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The truth is that creative activity is one that involves the entire self - our emotions, our levels of energy, our characters, and our minds.
The truth is that creative activity is one that involves the entire self - our emotions, our levels of energy, our characters, and our minds.
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In following your inclinations and moving toward mastery, you make a great contribution to society, enriching it with discoveries and insights, and making the most of the diversity in nature and among human society.
In following your inclinations and moving toward mastery, you make a great contribution to society, enriching it with discoveries and insights, and making the most of the diversity in nature and among human society.
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In order to master a field, you must love the subject and feel a profound connection to it.
Your interest must transcend the field itself and border on the religious.
In order to master a field, you must love the subject and feel a profound connection to it.
Your interest must transcend the field itself and border on the religious.
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With a deep rooted interest you can withstand the setbacks and failures, the days of drudgery, and the hard work that are always a part of any creative action.
You can ignore the doubters and critics.
With a deep rooted interest you can withstand the setbacks and failures, the days of drudgery, and the hard work that are always a part of any creative action.
You can ignore the doubters and critics.
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The time that leads to mastery is dependent on the intensity of our focus.
The time that leads to mastery is dependent on the intensity of our focus.
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We live in the world of a sad separation that began some five hundred years ago when art and science split apart.
We live in the world of a sad separation that began some five hundred years ago when art and science split apart.
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Albert Einstein was an avid violinist.
He believed that working with his hands in this way and playing music helped his thinking process as well.
Albert Einstein was an avid violinist.
He believed that working with his hands in this way and playing music helped his thinking process as well.
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The most effective attitude to adopt is one of supreme acceptance.
The world is full of people with different characters and temperaments...
The most effective attitude to adopt is one of supreme acceptance.
The world is full of people with different characters and temperaments...
...You are an observer of the human comedy, and by being as tolerant as possible, you gain a much greater ability to understand people and to influence their behavior when necessary.
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All of us have access to a higher form of intelligence, one that can allow us to see more of the world, to anticipate trends, to respond with speed and accuracy to any circumstance...
All of us have access to a higher form of intelligence, one that can allow us to see more of the world, to anticipate trends, to respond with speed and accuracy to any circumstance...
...This intelligence is cultivated by deeply immersing ourselves in a field of study and staying true to our inclinations, no matter how unconventional our approach might seem to other.
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In the future, the great division will be between those who can acquire skills and discipline their minds and those who are irrevocably distracted by all the media around them and can never focus enough to learn.
In the future, the great division will be between those who can acquire skills and discipline their minds and those who are irrevocably distracted by all the media around them and can never focus enough to learn.
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"Don’t think about why you question, simply don’t stop questioning. Curiosity is its own reason. Aren’t you in awe when you contemplate the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure behind reality?"
"Don’t think about why you question, simply don’t stop questioning. Curiosity is its own reason. Aren’t you in awe when you contemplate the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure behind reality?"
