Micromastery, Robert Twigger
Micromastery, Robert Twigger
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Micromastery
Learn Small, Learn Fast, and Unlock Your Potential to Achieve Anything

Author: Robert Twigger

Narrator: Roy McMillan

Unabridged: 5 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 03/06/2018


Synopsis

Want to be a lifelong learner? Think small.

Forget spending 10,000 hours in the pursuit of perfecting just one thing. The true path to success and achievement lies in the pursuit of perfecting lots and lots of small things--for a big payoff.

Combining positive psychology, neuroscience, self-help and more, this delightfully illuminating book encourages us to circumvent all the reasons we "can't" learn and grow (we're too busy, it's too complicated, we're not experts, we didn't start when we were young) -- by tackling small, satisfying skills.

Wish you were a seasoned chef? Learn to make a perfect omelette. Dream of being a racecar driver? Perfect a handbrake turn. Wish you could draw? Make Zen circles your first challenge. These small, doable tasks offer a big payoff -- and motivate us to keep learning and growing, with payoffs that include a boost in optimism, confidence, memory, cognitive skills, and more.

Filled with surprising insights and even a compendium of micromastery skills to try yourself, this engaging and inspiring guide reminds us of the simple joy of learning -- and opens the door to limitless, lifelong achievement, one small step at a time.

Micromasteries presented in the book (with illustrations) include: Learn How to Climb a Rope, Surf Standing Up, Talk for Fifteen Minutes about Any Subject, Bake Artisan Bread, Juggle Four Balls, Learn to Read Japanese in Three Hours, and more.

About The Author

Robert Twigger is an author, adventure traveler and apprentice micromaster. He lectures on risk management, polymathics and leadership, and lives in London.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sean

A short and motivating book on how giving yourself permission to just do, and slowly get better has a meaningful impact on one's confidence and competence. It is unlikely one will find all the micromastery examples compelling, but you just need one to start the virtuous cycle. ___ Micromasteries - sel......more

Goodreads review by Paul

Probably the simplest micromastery in this unique and enjoyable book is the exercise of drawing 'zen circles'. That initially had zero interest for me....no pun intended....well, yes, pun intended, sorry, I couldn't resist...But then, when I tried drawing the circles, I found it fascinating, and relax......more

Goodreads review by Pete

Micromastery: Learn Small, Learn Fast and Find the Hidden Path to Happiness (2017) by Robert Twigger is a book that describes why you should learn small skills that appeal to you quickly and then improve on them. The book has an interesting idea, namely that we often say we want to learn big, time co......more


Quotes

"Micromastery is a triumph. I read it with delight, and instantly vowed to put more conviction into the latest thing I'm trying, which is using a plectrum when I play the guitar."
--Philip Pullman

"I couldn't stop telling people about this book. Wise and joyful, it genuinely changed the way I thought about learning - and it left me bursting to put it into action."  
--Tim Harford, author of Messy