Micromastery : learn small, learn fast, and unlock your potential to achieve anything / Robert Twigger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Twigger, Robert, 1964- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cognitive psychology.

Ability.

Expertise.

Life skills.

Genre:

Self-help publications.

Physical Description:

xi, 241 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Other Title:

Micro mastery

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : TarcherPerigee, 2018.

Summary:

"Want to be a lifelong learner? Think small. Forget spending 10,000 hours in the pursuit of perfecting just one thing. The true path to success and achievement lies in the pursuit of perfecting lots and lots of small things--for a big payoff. Combining positive psychology, neuroscience, self-help and more, this delightfully illuminating book encourages us to circumvent all the reasons we "can't" learn and grow (we're too busy, it's too complicated, we're not experts, we didn't start when we were young) -- by tackling small, satisfying skills. Wish you were a seasoned chef? Learn to make a perfect omelette. Dream of being a racecar driver? Perfect a handbrake turn. Wish you could draw? Make Zen circles your first challenge. These small, doable tasks offer a big payoff -- and motivate us to keep learning and growing, with payoffs that include a boost in optimism, confidence, memory, cognitive skills, and more. Filled with surprising insights and even a compendium of micromastery skills to try yourself, this engaging and inspiring guide reminds us of the simple joy of learning -- and opens the door to limitless, lifelong achievement, one small step at a time. Micromasteries presented in the book (with illustrations) include: Learn How to Climb a Rope, Surf Standing Up, Talk for Fifteen Minutes about Any Subject, Bake Artisan Bread, Juggle Four Balls, Learn to Read Japanese in Three Hours, and more"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

MICROMASTERY

What is micromastery?

Inside a micromastery

Dynamic learning

Locate hidden micromasteries (they are everywhere)

Help yourself

Multiple micromastery and synergy

Polymathic paradise

Creativity explosion

MICROMASTERY CENTRAL

1. Do a line sketch that looks credible

2. Do an Eskimo roll

3. Find the depth of a well or a deep hole

4. Chop through a log (or even a tree)

5. Learn how to climb a rope

6. Surf standing up

7. Talk for fifteen minutes about any subject

8. Lay a brick wall

9. Write dialogue

10. Make a clay skull

11. Bake excellent artisan bread

12. Make a sword hum through the air

13. Make string from nettles

14. Sing solo, even if you are tone deaf

15. Master the bench press

16. Learn "La Marseillaise"

17. Do a soccer elastico

18. Build a superstack of wood

19. Develop film using coffee and salt

20. Do a high-speed getaway j-turn

21. Make sushi...that actually looks and tastes like sushi

22. Tell a story that will enthrall any child

23. Immobilize someone with an aikido hold

24. Juggle four balls

25. Master the three-card trick

26. Grow a bonsai tree

27. Make a perfect soufflé every time

28. Make a perfect cube of wood

29. Mix a delightful daiquiri

30. Walk the tango walk

31. Make fire by rubbing two sticks together

32. Make your handwriting beautiful

33. Micromaster bargaining

34. Hone a kitchen knife so that it is razor sharp

35. Lead a small group in the wilderness

36. Learn to read Japanese in three hours

37. Become a street photographer

38. Brew delicious craft beer

39. Make your own shirt

MICROMASTER YOUR LIFE

Permission to be interested

Your many selves

Punk micromastery

Micromastery vs global pessimism

The big, bigger, biggest picture.

Notes:

Originally published: London : Penguin Life, 2017.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Miller Fund bookplate.

Other Format:

Online version: Twigger, Robert, 1964- author. Micromastery

ISBN:

9780143132325

0143132326

OCLC:

990286757