Learning involves certain indignities, you will not look good from the get-go. Surrendering means there are no experts, only learners.

Cool example of ritual: some surgeons wash their hands and put on their gowns in the same fashion before each surgery. It’s the pattern and ritual of it that sets their mind in the right place for performance. Everything is what it is. You don't need to justify what is true; you don't need to explain it. What is true doesn't need anyone's support. Your lies need your support. p167 You are going to be [...] right [...] if she loves you just the way you are and she doesn't want to change you. She doesn't have to be responsible for you; she can trust that you are going to be what you claim you are, what you project you are. She can be as honest as possible and project to you what she is. p77

The Problem with Phonics

To practice regularly, even when you seem to be getting nowhere, might at first seem onerous. But the day eventually comes when practicing becomes a treasured part of your life. You settle into it as if into your favorite easy chair, unaware of time and the turbulence of the world. It will still be there for you tomorrow. It will never go away." Leonard is not saying we should seek to be masters in everything we do, but we should choose our passions and master those. Especially if it is something that takes up the majority of your time. If we truly want to be outstanding, then there is no other choice.

An engaging blend of interviews, research and observations by [this] incisive author. ” —The Globe and Mail When you realize more of your potential in any endeavor (even a small one), it can change the rest of you in many ways. Choose a role that will give you the greatest growth opportunities. Charles Darwin spent almost 5 years on a ship collecting life and mineral specimens. The voyage transformed him from a reluctant student to a committed, enthusiastic naturalist. The insights from those months of real-world study sparked his theory of evolution, which he then devoted his life to validating. The most successful path to mastery is to practice for the sake of the practice itself. Not for the result.Arnold Schwarzenneger argued that pumping a weight one time with full consciousness was worth ten without mental awareness..." The only way to master love is to practice love. You don't need to justify your love, you don't need to explain your love; you just need to practice your love. Practice creates the master. p71 Content highlighting – users can choose to emphasise important elements such as links and titles. They can also choose to highlight focused or hovered elements only. Por qué? Porque ese momento es efímero, mientras que todo el camino que recorriste para llegar ahí es eterno.

The seven varieties of intelligence: linguistic, musical, logical/mathematical, spatial, bodily/kinesthetic, intrapersonal, interpersonal.

This is where the master distantces himself from the rest. There is tinge of craziness, of unreasonableness, of dark daring in the master's performance. It may even put his life on the line, but what matters to him is living to the fullest, not counting the years.