3-2-1: On growing fast vs. growing slow, the value of mastery, and climbing the right mountain
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3-2-1: On growing fast vs. growing slow, the value of mastery, and climbing the right mountain
Mastery, Robert said, requires boredom and tedium. It requires doing the same mundane things over and over and over. It requires sitting with the frustration of putting in work that doesn’t immediately pay off.
Billy Oppenheimer • SIX at 6: Mundane Excellence, Comfortable Torture, a Dividing Line, the Reality of Creativity, Charlie Brown and Snoopy, and Paul Graham
“Where to focus:
For the beginner, execution.
For the intermediate, strategy.
For the expert, mindset.”
For the beginner, execution.
For the intermediate, strategy.
For the expert, mindset.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On Teaching, Mastery, and Working on Important Problems | James Clear
"Whether you are an adult or child, your first attempts will often seem unimportant or foolish.
Early attempts are easy to dismiss because they don't seem to amount to much. But you have to do the low stakes stuff to prepare for the ... See more
- The open mic night at a nearly empty bar.
- The early blog posts that get ignored.
- The dance recital on a little stage.
Early attempts are easy to dismiss because they don't seem to amount to much. But you have to do the low stakes stuff to prepare for the ... See more
3-2-1: When to be patient, why we procrastinate, and the importance of early attempts
I used to value myself based on how fast I was learning and the breadth of the ground I was covering. This was a way to escape my own perfectionism — which caught up to me as soon as I started focusing on only one thing. I’m learning it’s a skill to sit with your mistakes, ask for help, and move slower and more deliberately.