Each time a profile is incrementally built on, one has to read all the parts that were earlier presented, which is a ridiculous way to treat a studious reader. Drawing lessons from the lives of accomplished people, this book offers practical, organized advice for how to realize your own Life's Task. For example there is an 1-2 pages wasted on explanation of how house hold air-condition system works in great detail?

At a couple of points I felt that he might be contradicting himself when he stresses how long it takes to get through the steps to mastery. Elevating this brand of altruism over self-aggrandizement, the book becomes his most essential work.The problem with such repetitive phrasing is that just having read it in the last chapter, our brains are inclined to think we’ve read what follows this before, and so we skim. Suffer fools gladly: In dealing with fools you must adopt the following philosophy: they are simply a part of life, like rocks or furniture. The book is structured well, first telling you what Mastery is, then describing the tools needed to achieve it, and then describing the hindrances to achieving it. Every adult or older child around us is a teacher of language—the type of teacher who smiles at success, permits approximations, and isn 't likely to indulge in lectures (i.

By remaining focused and speaking socially through your work, you will both continue to raise your skill level and stand out among all the others who make a lot of noise but produce nothing. Your brain is the most complex entity in the known universe; its billions of twinkling neurons interact in ways so multitudinous and multifarious as to dwarf the capacity of any computer ever yet devised or even imagined.A successful shot, Nicklaus told us, was 50 percent visualization, 40 percent setup, and only 10 percent swing. The secret of their eventual greatness lies in a 'rigorous apprenticeship': by paying close and careful attention, they learnt to master the 'hidden codes' which determine ultimate success or failure. In general, be wary of people who want to collaborate— they are often trying to find someone who will do the heavier lifting for them.