Who recommended Mastery?

13 people have recommended Mastery in the interviews, articles and reading lists we track, including Nat Eliason, Ryan Holiday, Anthony Pompliano and James Altucher. Each name links to their full reading list.

Is Mastery worth reading?

13 people we track recommend it. It is best for: A recent graduate disillusioned by the 'follow your passion' mantra who wants a historical, anecdote-backed case for patient skill-building over innate talent.; A mentor or manager looking for strong stories to illustrate the value of long apprenticeships and learning from masters, to encourage patience in their protégés.; A self-directed creative (writer, artist, entrepreneur) who suspects the road to excellence is more grueling than modern self-help admits and wants a sobering, if romanticized, mirror.. It may not suit: You’ll likely put it down when the endless historical anecdotes start to blur together and you realize the book is a curated museum of greatness rather than a practical guide.; Annoying if you want modern, psychologically-grounded advice; the book relies almost entirely on pre-20th-century biographies and Greene’s own interpretations.; Frustrating if you dislike an authorial voice that can feel manipulative or overly reverent toward power; Greene’s previous works’ Machiavellian undercurrent remains, even when softened..

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Mastery by Robert Greene: Recommended by 13 People

Name: Mastery
Author: Robert Greene

The #1 New York Timesbestselling sequel to The 48 Laws of PowerMastery synthesizes the years of research Robert Greene conducted while writing the international bestsellers The 48 Laws of Power, The 33 Strategies of War, and The Art of Seduction and demonstrates that the ultimate form of power is mastery itself. By analyzing the lives of such past ...