How to Practice to Achieve Mastery (Ep 84)

“We’ve been talking a lot about goals and especially North Star goals, big goals. The reality is if you’re trying to achieve a really big goal, you’re going to have to achieve some level of mastery, some level of expertise in order to achieve it.”—Bryan Green

Are you trying to master something? 

Jon and Bryan take a deep dive into the five levels of mastery, the importance of mental representations, and the power of purposeful practice. Whether you’re a runner trying to scale up performances, or you are struggling to become more adept at a new skill, you’ll want to download and listen to this episode. 

Careful explanations, practical steps, and personal stories bring this wisdom to life.

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(6:18) “That's what I think a Go Be More shirt should be doing for you. It should be representing that thing you're aspiring towards. And then whenever you see it, whether you're wearing it or not, you get that reminder that ‘I'm committed to this.’”

(7:56) “It's really centered on a very specific question—which is how you get the most out of yourself and training. I think it’s something that you and I are both interested in and these are some of the best people in the world to speak to about it.” Jon and Bryan are hosting a second podcast called Fueling the Pursuit.

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(11:14) How to become an expert…

(11:52) Warren Buffett, Mike Tyson, and Jerry Seinfeld…

(14:05) The 5 levels of mastery explained…

(17:03) “I wanted to be the greatest of all-time at something, and that was running one mile around the track. I wanted to do it faster than anybody ever did it and I wanted to win a gold medal doing it.”

(20:22) The difference between fluency and creativity…

(22:52) Mental representations and Anders Ericsson…

(24:41) Jon’s personal experience with an intuitive understanding…

(29:02) The three types of practice... 

(32:32) The different nuances of practice and looking at the Go Be More venture through the mastery framework…

(35:20) The four main components of purposeful practice...“Whenever you're training, practicing, learning, studying or whatever you're doing, you have to be focused on improving specific skills.”

(41:41) The challenge with feedback…

(42:49) “So go hurry up and fail already. Go blow up and see how bad it isn't. Because the moment you know that it isn’t, you'll break five.” A young man who was afraid to fail…

If you liked this episode, check out our episode on the Five Levels of Mastery and last week's episode on re-thinking goal setting.

Recorded April 9, 2021.

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