The ten obstacles to skill mastery — Part II
In the first part of this series we have discussed the first four obstacles to skill mastery: not having started early enough,lack of time to practice,lack of attention, andlack of a roadmap. As you may have noticed, I am trying to take the old adage of “you can...The ten obstacles to skill mastery – Part I
A guide for late-starters and others who have the deck stacked against them. Many people have excusitis, the habit of making excuses, that prevents them from achievement. This is an incredibly useful idea, and whenever you have an obstacle of some sort, excusitis...The pyramid of teachers: good luck getting to the top!
School is predicated on a simple model of acquiring competence: attend a class; receive instruction (pay attention); complete exercises (try hard); repeat until mastered. This enormously successful model has been replicated by every nation on earth. It has...Learning knowledge vs. learning a skill
In order to start this blog, I had to know or learn a lot of things. For example, I had to register hosting and a domain (not new for me)configure WordPresschoose a WordPress themefigure out, how to create posts and pagesfigure out, how to create a contact form and...Finding quality sources: which books to read to learn the most
Learning to cook? Is your dream to be a restaurant chef? Then you probably want authoritative books to supplement your learning from. A trip to a bookstore or a search on Amazon will surface countless titles such as Learn to cook like a Pro. Here is the irony: if you...When to ignore your own emotions
This is an utterly fascinating topic that I am going to revisit again and again: skill and emotions. Emotional awareness is a bottomless well of insights for personal enrichment. It has the power to heal trauma, connect you with others in relationships of supreme...The ultimate learning secret of the masters
In a previous post we have learned the importance of repetition. However, we all know those people who don’t learn despite trying something over and over again: amateurs taking classes in a given sport / art / language for many years and staying utterly...Why repetition is important
Repetitio est mater studiorum, they taught me in the 6th grade of a classical gymnasium in St. Petersburg, Russia. That is, “repetition is the mother of all learning.” Despite having been expressed in Latin, I thought it was a dumb idea, as you can only...First Post Ever
Hi, welcome to the blog! My name is Sergey. This blog will be about self-improvement and, more specifically, mastering skills. We will go beyond specific skills such as chess, tennis, and piano, and look at such elusive attributes as thorough planning, being...About Sergey
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