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u/llamanana · 11 pointsr/Stoicism

Why do you want to be more social? What do you want in life? Specifically. Write down the reasons, and write down everything you want for yourself - all the things you'd like to own, all the skills you'd like to have, all the people you'd like to meet, all the characteristics you wish you embodied.

Done? No, because you're an asshole. Go back and write them down. Seriously. I spent a fucking long time writing this post for you - I explain my point in several different ways, from different angles, because it's fucking important to me that you get the help you seek - you can take four minutes to write down some reasons. Open up your text editor and get to work, reddit will still be here when you get back. Don't get distracted. Do not trust your memory - write them down.

Okay. Look at those reasons. It's a list of things you want to be, do, and have. Ask yourself: Do you have the freedom to become, achieve and obtain those things, through your actions?

You were afraid to write some things. Maybe you thought "fuck a thousand people" was unrealistic. "Become emperor of my own country". "Go to space," "Own a castle," "Fly with the Blue Angels," "Be a real life James Bond," "Write a novel," "Be able to talk to anyone," "Start a religion," "Meet Daniel Craig." You're wrong, go back and write your "unrealistic" things down too. People have done them, you are physically capable of doing them. But are you free to do them?

Right now, you've decided to believe the answer is "no". If it were "yes", you wouldn't have posted, you would have just gone out and done them. Let's change that "no" to a "yes".

  • Take this test. Write down your score somewhere you won't lose it.

    If this problem is the one you truly want to solve, you must focus your attention on it and let nothing distract you. All things which might get in the way of you solving your anxiety and inferiority problems must be ignored, including some of your own beliefs, and including some things like Netflix and Reddit you would rather be doing because they're comfortable and easy. This will be hard work. You will feel incredible after it is done, and it will be done soon if you work hard. Do not waste time. Only through discipline can you achieve freedom - if you are spending time looking at cat videos, understand that you are removing the freedom to spend that time elsewhere. You will not get that time back. It is forever chained to cat videos.

  • Read this book. Pay particularly close attention to section IV.
  • Take the test again. Compare scores.

    You must not fear. There is nothing on the other side of fear except failure. Failure of inaction is much, much worse than failure through action: you learn nothing when you do nothing. Make every attempt to socialize in every situation, even if it hurts, and even though you will fail many times. Experiment until you figure out, trust that you will figure it out.

    Optimism will not help you, neither will pessimism - if you believe things will work out okay no matter what, or that things will go to shit no matter what, you have resigned yourself to the whims of a random God and decided not to act. Only activism will help you - the belief that your actions will affect positive change on the outcome. This is true for all things you want in life, including "how do I make friends", "how do I start a business", "how do I become President", "how do I get a job," "how do I get an A in this class," and so on. Strengthen your belief that your success relies entirely on your actions. Strengthen your belief that you have the ability to make good decisions in the future. Strengthen your belief that the worst that could happen is something you can handle. Do not fear boredom, isolation or embarrassment if they are in service of your growth as a human being.

  • Read this book. If it makes you feel shitty about yourself, that means I'm right and you need to read it all the way to the end, you will feel better later. Trust me and make the small sacrifice.
  • Take the test again. Compare scores.

    Seneca recommended taking brief periods of time to deliberately live in rags and eat very little, to steel oneself against the fear of poverty. In our modern era we have developed many new fears, all of which can be eradicated in similar fashion. Fear of boredom. Fear of isolation. Fear of missing out. Fear of hunger, fear of gaining weight, fear of being unattractive, fear of looking dumb, inexperienced, uncool, fear of not being happy enough, not having enough interesting Facebook posts, and on and on. If you have these fears, face them. Physically write them down, then write down ways to mitigate or prevent them, and ways you could recover from them if they come to pass. Realize that these fears are controlling you and limiting your freedom.

    Then it comes time to face these fears. Go out and talk to people. Find people that know things you want to know, ask them questions. Find people that do things you want to do, admit your inexperience, and ask for their help. Offer them something in return, and get creative - "I'll <help you with your math homework / trade you a bag of chips / get you that girl's phone number / level up your WoW character> if you show me how you <do this problem / throw a perfect spiral / make those cookies>". Do this with as many people as you can find, do not worry about making friends with each one, do not worry if they make fun of you, do not worry if they hate you - the goal is quantity. Learn from your mistakes, learn from your successes. Every time you fail to take the action - going to a meetup, going to a party, talking to a stranger, joining a group activity - you are restricting your own freedom.

    Understand: you are on your own. You can build yourself to do and be anything you want, it is up to the rest of the world to try and stop you, and they will fail because they are uncoordinated and lack self-awareness. The more you realize this, the freer you become.

    Further reading:

  • Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. It's a classic for a reason. Do not mentally add "effective in business" to the title, it applies to all situations.
  • The Art of Seduction. It's not just about seducing women. Making friends, marketing products, attracting investors - these all share common skills which can and must be learned.
  • The Obstacle Is The Way. Because this is /r/stoicism, after all.
  • The 4-Hour Body. Learn about self-experimentation and planning ahead for failure. Develop self-awareness. Lose weight if necessary, build muscle if desired.
u/82Fireblazer · 7 pointsr/getdisciplined

I would read this summary of The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. If you want to go deeper and read the book I would recommend either purchasing the ebook, which is only $3, or getting a free trial of audible and getting it for free.

The thing that you have to understand is that we are creatures of habit, and most of them are bad. The best thing to do is to get a pen and a notepad and every time you notice a cue for a bad habit, write it down. Simply being aware of your bad habits is a great place to start. Then I would read the summary and make a plan for being more productive. Everyone is different so you may want to read the book for more insights.

More books that come highly recommended:

Deep Work by Cal Newport

Eat That Frog by Brian Tracey

Mastery by Brian Greene

Hope this helps

You also may want to check out the Discord server of r/getdisciplined. You can find it here

u/ewiggle · 6 pointsr/getdisciplined

I have had this problem ... forever. I have it still. But I'm a lot better off now than I used to be.

I've learned that when you set a goal, you have to also accept all of the baggage that goes along with pursuing and also achieving it. Some of the baggage you can predict, and some you just have to find out through experience.

I think you're at a point where you're finding out through experience that stopping your goal pursuit is less valuable than continuing, or at least it's like that in a lot of cases which I'm sure you could name. Previously, this idea didn't click for you and all of the logic you could possibly muster gave evidence to the apparent fact that there was value in stopping this pursuit and moving on to a different one.

In my case at first, when I was younger, I reasoned that I was simply not finishing what I started and that was that. Later on I realized that wasn't it, I wasn't lazy, there was more to it. It's not like I just gave up. I purposely stopped because whatever I was pursuing was no longer worth my time - said my brain. But a lot of the cases, that feeling was placed right in front of my face by some other pursuit which, in the heat of the moment, seemed to be more valuable and worth my time. Like you, all of the logic I could muster left me with the same conclusion.

Now that I understood my problem a little better, I went through the exercise of identifying a host of reasons which were causing me to "stop".

  • rage-quitting was being caused by fear if failure
  • win-quitting, or stopping when I've had a taste of succes, was being caused by fearing all the baggage that comes with success
  • lust-quitting was being caused because some other shiny idea would pop into my head and seem more valuable at the time. This is also what occurs when I get "bored" with something.

    It took me ... oh, lets just say years - YEARS to figure out what my problem was. But, for me, knowing the problem was the key to figuring out a solution which could help me change.

    To save myself some time, and since I was sure someone else has put in the work to compile a nice laid out solution to these problems, I did a google and reddit search for solutions to fill in the spots below. I also had a little bit to say for each, but I'm trying not to hit the word limit.

    In each case though, you'll find that your current thinking is probably backwards of what it should be. Being afraid of failure, afraid of success, and pursuing the flavor of the month are all backwards. Instead, you might find benefit in convincing yourself that you NEED to fail, you NEED to win, you NEED to keep going in your pursuit. This shift in thinking is pertinent - the people who don't stop seem to think this way so that's probably something you should do if you want to not stop as well.

    Solutions to Rage quitting due to fear of failure

  • Convince yourself that failure is good. Here's my attempt to convince you.
    >Failure helps refine the path to your goal

    >But what if you don't know how much is enough and how much is too much to bite off? That's where failures are useful. Learning through failures is arguably the most beneficial way to learn. One major benefit of failing is that failures make an emotional impact on the individual. At a minimum, you get emotionally imbalanced by failure. Nominally, due to that failure, you are driven to correct that imbalance by doing things differently in the future. However if you see that failure as the end-all, it'll only make you depressed. Try to understand that it's not the end-all; instead, try to understand that the purpose of the obstacle is help refine your understanding of your path.

    >Here's one way to think of that obstacle thing: you're blindfolded and need to make it from where you stand, to the bathroom. How do you find your way? Via obstacles. The more frequently you hit an obstacle, the more refined your path. Stick those hands out and reach for obstacles. Move around to bump things and further refine your understanding of the path. Hit a wall? Then that's the wrong way, so turn.

    >From that example hopefully you can see at least two things: 1) failure is a good thing and 2) frequent failure is also a good thing. The only bad thing is stopping entirely because when you're stopped, you can't hit obstacles; and if you were stopped for too long in the example, you'd probably pee on yourself. Hitting the obstacles isn't a bad thing, it's just something that helps you refine your path so that you can be on your way.

    >Take inventory so you don't continue to fail in the same way

    >The trouble in real life is sometimes you don't realize you're hitting an obstacle until that obstacle flips you upside down, takes all your money, takes your wife and kids, takes your health, and maybe even your life. Yes you've been failing frequently, which I already said is a good thing, but you've been failing in the exact same way, and frequently, which is a bad thing.

    >The solution to this is to pay attention. You pay attention by taking inventory and realizing you're hitting a wall. In the blind-fold example, it's easy to take inventory; the nerves around your body send a signal to your brain which tells you, "hey you just hit something".

    >One way to take inventory in real life is to keep a purposed journal. There are a million ways to do that too so, if you're interested, pick whichever way suits you. Another way to take inventory is to practice quiet introspection (meditation?) or mental reflection. The idea here is to take inventory on a regular basis so you can quickly figure out where the failures are. Only once you've identified that there's a problem can you go about finding a solution to it. If you don't take inventory then you'll be none-the-wiser then that invisible problem is just going to screw you over. Eight years? No, this could last your entire lifetime if you don't give it any attention.

    >So take inventory regularly. Identify your problems. Once you identify the problems then you can work on finding solutions.

  • [articles] Exposure therapy. Basically you want to fail more, in a way that wont wreck your entire mindset but will instead let you gradually build up a tolerance ... er well that's basically how it works I think. Here's what might be happening when you're scared.
  • [reddit post] how to get over a fear of failure
  • [reddit post] need advice fear of failure has ruined my life
  • Just search for "fear of failure" anywhere and you'll find a plethora of feedback on this

    Solutions to win-quitting due to fear of success

    There's baggage that comes along with success. It helps to identify specifically what the baggage might be in each case. For example, if you want to become amazing at something you're probably going to need to dedicate a lot of time to it. And if you do that, you'll probably miss out on a lot of late night parties and stuff like that. You're also going to have to neglect some people who hold you back, or even cut them off completely. That's just a quick example but the point is to identify the baggage ahead of time and then accept it. Identify all the things you'll have to sacrifice in order to be successful.

    If you don't do this, then those sacrifices might catch you off guard. You might even up and abandon the goal in haste because you didn't prepare for all that extra baggage.

  • [article] what to do if you have a fear of success
  • [article] how to overcome the fear of success
  • [article] are you subconsciously afraid of success
  • Just search "fear of success" and you'll find good solutions

    Solutions to lust-quitting due to something shiny

    Imagine spending the time pursing one ambition instead of spending it on five or more. Of course you would be 5x's the expert at the one thing and only 1x's the expert at the others because you kept jumping from one thing to the next. That's one benefit but also mastering a thing, anything, gives you the mind needed to master other things.

  • [reddit post] the psychology behind not finishing projects
  • [video] what's your why
  • [video] I'm lacking passion (why passion is bullshit)
  • [article] if you want to follow your dreams, you have to say no to all the alternatives
  • [book] mastery

    Additional solutions which sort of cover all of these issues, generically. They're kind of diverse though, you've been warned.

  • [reddit post] persistence river: a metaphor for sticking to things
  • [website] centre for clinical interventions - put off procrastinating!
  • [video] ill.methodology workship - chapter 1
  • [movie] meet the robinsons - the advice is basically "keep moving forward"

    I would say more, but I'm at the char limit.
u/OPisadumbassss · 6 pointsr/getdisciplined

If you want to make it in anything, your attitude is the first determining factor. If you hold other people's opinions higher than your own success and emotional well being, you will always be one step away from ruin.

If you want to make it in art specifically, good news! You can completely do it without an expensive formal education. Believe it!

Start by reading Don't Go To Art School by Noah Bradley. He is a very famous concept artist who will tell you exactly why you can make it on your own. He also offers 'Art Camp' for free on YouTube that will show you how to be an artist/illustrator. I use his videos every day.

Now check out Bobby Chiu on YouTube, specifically his 'Thoughts and Philosophies' playlist. He will explain to you and bring you into the type of thinking that it takes to be an artist-- constant self improvement, constant seeking of knowledge, knowing that it will be your journey, and staying motivated. I always watch these videos while doing my digital painting, to remind myself of my journey and my WHY.

Now, back to your character. You need to develop a framework in your mind for how you view success. Some books that will help you do that:

  1. Mastery by Robert Greene.

    This book breaks down how humans master skills and reach success. Using dozens of examples of masters throughout history (many of which are great artists). Most notably, you will see that not a single one's story does not include incredible failures. Every single one was a loser at one time, or they were hated or looked down upon. This is not an exaggeration.

  2. Manage Your Day to Day by Jocelyn K Glei.

    This is a short and inspiring book. It explains to you the exact mental trickery that people use on themselves to remain distracted and unmotivated, especially in a modern world which is constantly detracting from our focus and making us forget what is important.

    Start with this. It is not too much to manage. Look for these books at your public library, read the free article by Noah and watch the free videos by Bobby. These resources will help to rework your thought patterns.

    Right now you are in a holding pattern of anxiety and being paralyzed by your circumstances. The only way to break this mental pattern is to think outside of it, expose yourself to ideas you have not experienced. SEEK knowledge that tells you the opposite of the anxieties what your mind is telling you.

    I won't wish you good luck, luck has nothing to do with it. Only your actions turn thoughts into reality. Do it!
u/sp0radic · 4 pointsr/booksuggestions

Mastery by Robert Greene reminded me of it, this one went more in depth into the individuals and how they got to the point of making the groundbreaking discoveries that they did.

u/c0delift · 3 pointsr/cscareerquestions

If I may suggest, check out the book 'Mastery' by Robert Greene. I was in a similar state of mind as you and it was able to help me get more focused and enthusiastic about becoming better at, as well as enjoying coding. https://www.amazon.com/Mastery-Robert-Greene/dp/014312417X

u/a_rude_jellybean · 3 pointsr/Plumbing

Just a word of encouragement buddy. I'm in my mid 30s. I just quit my good paying physically demanding job to have the same goal as yours. Planned for years, here I am starting on Monday.

I'm really anxious dude. But I believe if I keep pressing on and keep my feet grounded everything will be alright.

If you have some time buy/borrow this book https://www.amazon.ca/Mastery-Robert-Greene/dp/014312417X
You can get this as your first free audiobook for a trial on the app called audible. This book might give you some sort of assurance/enlightenment, even on what other training you want to pursue.

u/[deleted] · 2 pointsr/The48LawsOfPower

That's pretty much the premise of mastery he essentially lays out the process of learning a skill at an accelerated pace. But that may not be the exact book you're looking for, I recommend focus if you're looking to understand the more technical side of learning.

u/i-l-i-t-i-r-i-t · 2 pointsr/NoStupidQuestions

"Mastery" By Robert Greene.

I wish I had read this book when I was younger, but I honestly don't know if it would have affected me the same. It's great for life-perspective, especially regarding work/educational ambitions.

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https://www.amazon.com/Mastery-Robert-Greene/dp/014312417X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=mastery&qid=1573384675&sr=8-1

u/LatteDrift · 2 pointsr/StopGaming

I feel fortunate for having quit video games at 18, but it's never too late to start filling life with your creations. Check out the book called Mastery by Robert Greene as he explains how to become a master at whichever craft you enjoy no matter the age. Feel like drawing? START NOW Feel like making music? START NOW Want to start writing? START NOW! Whatever it is, it's never too late to start. Good luck man and hope you'll be able to change that nothing to tons!

u/zabloosk · 2 pointsr/suggestmeabook

I'd then also recommend Robert Greene's Mastery. I've written all over my copy, great for taking notes if you want to pursue a singular passion like the greats.

Certainly not historical, but Ferriss' Tools of Titans had a great mix of improvement like 48 Laws that you could dip in and out of. I'm not a huge fan of Tim Ferriss, but I enjoyed sampling through what caught my interest.

u/fapstininja · 1 pointr/NoFap

Jeez, dude...

That is just horrible. I should have done that calculation myself years ago. I am 24, too. This is so fucked up. Although my estimated average per day is probably a little lower (something like 1 hour maybe; starting age 13). That is still roughly 4000 hours total.

4 THOUSAND hours!!

I recall reading about the estimated 10,000 hours pf practice needed to reach Mastery in pretty much any field. To think that I could be halfway to being a Master in something awesome. Not just proficient, mind you. I am talking about really mastering a certain skill. (cf. R. Greene, 2013)

For someone who likes to deal with numbers, this is just scary as fuck.
More people need to make this calculation. Huge motivation! Thank you man, this helped a lot.

u/baustin10 · 1 pointr/IWantToLearn

You should read Mastery by Robert Greene. If you've got an hour (and you probably do) he has a great interview talking about the book.

u/fromdario · 1 pointr/Advice

Teenage years are a hard age for a lot of people, you are not alone.

Life WILL change. You just need to get through this phase.

You are not a shitty person and beating yourself up for cringy things you've said or personal things that have been revealed doesn't help you. Do your best to move on from where you were and focus on the present and future.

You have the ability to become the person you want to be, we are always changing and growing. You can decide how you want to change and grow.

Suicide is not the answer. Your life has tremendous meaning, even if you don't see it yet. Even what you are struggling with now, can one day provide inspiration for someone else going through something similar and your story may help them through a dark period.

Focus on your relationship with yourself first. Learn to love and accept yourself. Be proud of who you are. So half Korean, gay, deaf and not Christian. Well to me, it just sounds unique. You may be the most unique person in your town. People are scared of what's different because they are insecure in themselves. Every great person in history has suffered some adversity due to their unique greatness and has come through it. History won't remember the slobs that made fun of you, but it will remember you coming through that nonsense to find a better happier life.

When you are a bit older, hopefully you will go away to a university in a larger more cosmopolitan city or move somewhere with more diversity. You will find many other people to connect with, who won't care about your demographic features or will find them charming and special. You may have to wait to find good friends, but they are out there.

As for the moment, you need to deal with living here for now. This could mean just playing the game in such a way to make your life easier there now.

Use your time now to cultivate skills and personal resources. Develop discipline and courage. Think about the type of life you want to have, work backwards and develop a plan to get there.

Read... There are so many resources out there to help with developing confidence, self esteem, personal skills, life skills, professional skills, etc. Figure out what skills you need to make your life happier/more manageable and work to get them.

A good starting place is "How to Win Friends and Influence People" corny title aside it is a good introduction for how to deal with others.

I would also recommend "Mastery" by Robert Greene. Hearing about the lives of great people in history may help you realize that you are not so different from them and you too have the power to chose a great life.

Don't give away your power by putting it in the opinions of others. The relationship you have with yourself is the most important.

Be well and remember in all life, this too shall pass!

u/jacob_the_snacob · 1 pointr/u_jacob_the_snacob

The 33 Strategies of War

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The E-Myth

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Mastery

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Crucial Conversations

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Great Business Teams

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Power vs. Force

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Barbarians to Bureaucrats

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How to Win Friends & Influence People

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The Hypomanic Edge

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The Law of Success

u/zire513 · 1 pointr/asktrp

https://www.amazon.com/Mastery-Robert-Greene/dp/014312417X


Mastery-Robert Greene

Actually all of his books remind me of TRP for real. The Art of Seduction is fucking legit.

u/cdubose · 1 pointr/IWantToLearn

I haven't read all of it and I'm sure it's probably a simplification of more nuanced ideas, but check out Josh Kaufman's The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything Fast. It seems to be about how to maximize certain skills and habits to create an ideal brain environment for processing new information. Other books that may relate to the goal you described include How We Learn, Make It Stick: The Science of Successfully Learning, or perhaps even something like Robert Greene's Mastery. There's even a Coursera course out called "Learning How to Learn" that probably delves into a lot of the ideas explored in the aforementioned books, and a guy named Cal Newport has a whole blog that investigates what study habits are actually useful and which are not.

Also, I don't think the idea should be to obtain knowledge as much as have a solid foundation in thinking critically and learning how to learn. Your original post implies that you seem to view learning as stuffing your brain full of (hopefully factual) ideas to produce something recognizable as "knowledge"; a better way to conceptualize this process is that you develop skills in learning, processing information, and thinking in general with the hopes that it will enable you to draw on a wider range of knowledge and ideas when they crop up. Hence why I suggested books that are about learning and information processing; if you can end up making learning, studying, and reflecting a habit that you naturally come to do, perhaps you can begin a fuller mental life in general instead of simply becoming a walking encyclopedia.

u/Gorgoleon · 1 pointr/self

Motivation and persistence trump everything.

Start reading about successful people. I'd suggest Mastery by Robert Greene