3 Stages of Mastery, Spiral Path, & More
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3 Stages of Mastery, Spiral Path, & More
Aikido instructor George Leonard on mastery:
”How long will it take me to master Aikido?” a prospective student asks.
“How long do you expect to live?” is the only respectable response.
Ultimately, practice is the path of mastery. If you stay on it long enough, you’ll find it to be a vivid place, with its ups and downs, is challenges and comforts, it... See more
”How long will it take me to master Aikido?” a prospective student asks.
“How long do you expect to live?” is the only respectable response.
Ultimately, practice is the path of mastery. If you stay on it long enough, you’ll find it to be a vivid place, with its ups and downs, is challenges and comforts, it... See more
James Clear • 3-2-1: On Teaching, Mastery, and Working on Important Problems | James Clear
“five-stage model of adult skill acquisition.” From a humble “novice,” skill learners progressed to the “advanced beginner” stage, then on to a sort of midpoint of “competence,” before climbing further to “proficiency,” finally summiting at “expertise.”
Tom Vanderbilt • Beginners
Recently we have been hearing of the “mid-life crisis.” Actually, this is but one of many “crises,” or critical stages of development, in life, as Erik Erikson taught us thirty years ago. (Erikson delineated eight crises; perhaps there are more.) What makes crises of these transition periods in the life cycle—that is, problematic and painful—is tha
... See moreM. Scott Peck • The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth
The path of mastery is a cyclical process of increasing our skill as we take on more difficult challenges, so we don’t default to a state of anxiety or boredom. This process is most difficult at the start but becomes easier and more pleasurable with time.