Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment
by George Leonard
The aikido master's short book: the mastery curve (plateaus punctuated by brief spurts), the dabbler, the obsessive and the hacker, and the five keys (instruction, practice, surrender, intentionality, the edge). Loving the plateau is the whole lesson.
Read it if…
you quit things when progress stalls.
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you want Greene's Mastery; this is the quieter one.
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Three things you will actually use
- Love the plateau.
- Dabbler, obsessive, hacker: which are you?
- Practice is the path, not the means.
Do this first
Read the chapter on the plateau and pick one practice to stay on.
Our verdict
Love the plateau.
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