Mastery by Robert Greene - Paperback Edition

Publisher: Penguin Books Condition: New ISBN-13: 9780143124177 Author: Robert Greene Format: Paperback The paperback edition of Greene's book on how expertise is actually acquired. A single volume, not a set. The argument is that mastery is a process with recognisable stages rather than a gift, and Greene lays out that process: finding the work that genuinely holds your attention, submitting to a long apprenticeship, learning from mentors and then outgrowing them, and reaching a point where accumulated knowledge starts to behave intuitively. Historical and contemporary figures are used to show the stages in practice. Read by people at the start of a career, mid-way through a change of direction, or working seriously at a craft or discipline.