This entry is part 7 of 10 in the series What It Takes to Be GreatDon’t Believe the Hype A lot of people say a lot of nice things about me on this site. I’ve been called “insane” (I consider this a compliment), strong-willed, full of “willpower”, “obsessed”, determined, “Naruto-like”, even a “genius”. Sometimes it…
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Why Do People Who Have All the Time in the World Get Nothing Done?
by khatzumoto
This entry is part 8 of 10 in the series What It Takes to Be GreatI’m not sure how directly this relates to AJATT. I mean, it relates. But I’m not sure that it relates to everyone doing AJATT. In fact, I know it doesn’t. But, it is an issue that affects me and that…
Skills Resulting From Work Applied Consistently Over time Look Like Genius
by khatzumoto
This entry is part 9 of 10 in the series What It Takes to Be Great “Skills resulting from work applied consistently over time look…like genius to others who haven’t done the work. Genius these days is universally taken as genetic genius. People will go through considerable contortions to believe this is responsible for things…
You Are Designed and Destined For Mastery
by khatzumoto
This entry is part 10 of 10 in the series What It Takes to Be Great “Over the centuries, people have placed a wall around mastery. They have called it genius and have thought of it as inaccessible…But that wall is imaginary. This is the real secret: the brain that we possess…was designed to lead…