Tuesday, September 13, 2011

10 Books About "Mastery"

Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment



Mastery is a re-occuring theme here at the blog. I've read a number of books on the subject, but here are a few that leap to mind. Although not all of them are, strictly speaking, about "mastery", they all speak to the importance of passion, practice, and the development of an iron will. I think I've quoted all of them in the blog at least once, and they are all, in my opinion of course, absolutely fantastic reads. If you're looking for reading material, here are 10 suggestions:

Outliers: The Story of Success
Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment
Overachievement: The New Science of Working Less to Accomplish More
The Genius in All of Us: New Insights into Genetics, Talent, and IQ
Body Mind Mastery (Millman, Dan)
The Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How.
On Combat, The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace
Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen (Vintage)
Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yikes, I don't know if my response went through, so I'll just repeat the relevant interesting article: 'Supershrinks':
http://www.scottdmiller.com/uploadedFiles/Supershrink.PDF

Boris said...

Thank you - I think this is the same article and a little easier on the eyes: http://www.psychotherapynetworker.org/populartopics/leaders-in-the-field/175-supershrinks

Good read!