Mastery

by Robert Greene

Leonardo was eager to learn all of these skills, but soon he discovered in himself something else: he could not simply do an assignment; he needed to make it something of his own, to invent rather than imitate the Master.

Work is often seen as a means for making money so we can enjoy that second life that we lead.

One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself. —LEONARDO DA VINCI

First, it is essential that you begin with one skill that you can master, and that serves as a foundation for acquiring others. You must avoid at all cost the idea that you can manage learning several skills at a time. You need to develop your powers of concentration, and understand that trying to multitask will be the death of the process.