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absynce

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Hi, I'm Jared M. Smith. Propping open the doors of my mind since 1984.

“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.” - Murakami

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finished reading Mastery by Robert Greene

Robert Greene: Mastery (2012, Penguin) 4 stars

Robert Greene, the "modern Machiavelli" debunks the prevailing mythology of success and presents a radical …

Mastery has some great stories that reveal how mastery is achievable. Greene argues that there is no “stroke of genius” by uncovering all of the intense study and achievable creativity of folks throughout history. He gives instruction and stepwise guidance where others might laud it as magical or out of reach.