3-2-1: On Teaching, Mastery, and Working on Important Problems | James Clear

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

The art historian Gustav Friedrich Waagen on how to teach so people learn:

“First delight, then instruct.”

“Where to focus:

For the beginner, execution.

For the intermediate, strategy.

For the expert, mindset.”

“The challenge for anyone interested in making progress is to simultaneously have (1) the confidence to go after what you want and (2) the humility to accept who you are right now and (3) the willingness to build skills that bridge the gap between 1 and 2.”

“It took me...

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200+ articles before I got a book deal.

250+ articles before I got major media coverage.

100+ interviews before my book hit the bestseller list.

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You need a lot of shots on goal. Not everything will work, but some of it will.

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Keep shooting.”