Mastery
As a professor in Design Communication, I’m frequently asked about the best ways to improve sketching skills. I always tell my students to read the book Mastery by George Leonard. I go on to explain that the best way to get better is to understand that the path to mastery is not a straight line of consistent improvement. The path is an unpredictable series of plateaus, and the only way to improve is to work regularly and diligently to accelerate the path (see step 2 below).
The Five Keys to Mastery:
- Surrender to your passion
- Practice, practice, practice
- Get a guide
- Visualize the outcome
- Play the edge
I’m probably doing a huge injustice to this great book, but i do my best to convince my students to check it out themselves. Having just wrapped up another school quarter, I thought I should revisit it myself and write a post about it. Read more about the five keys to mastery online or get the book. I highly recommend it and I’m glad I was able to revisit these principles through my class.
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