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Nick E.'s avatar

Absolutely fantastic writing. I enjoyed the references also so that we could see where Jerry Seinfeld started and the Esquire article influenced. Well done Trung!

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Trungphan2's avatar

Really appreciate the read, Nick! Esqjire mag next level

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Michael Lu's avatar

I wish it were this easy. Knowing you're stuck or somewhere on that plateau doesn't make it a bit less painful. I believe those that "made it" on this journey endured the pain and kept going because the pain of not doing it was bigger, way bigger than the pain it took to do it. Show them the charts and they will despise them. If words and charts can describe it, it wouldn't be that hard.

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Chase Blakeley's avatar

James Clear wrote a summary of the book. For anyone who has read the full book, do you think this summary is sufficient in place of reading the entire book? Also, do you think the book is worth reading if you've already read Mastery by Robert Greene?

https://jamesclear.com/book-summaries/mastery

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Mike's avatar

Clear's summary, plus the excerpts from the Esquire article, give you what you need to know from Leonard. Between the summary, the article, and Greene's book, you have an excellent set of principles and concepts to pursue your mastery goals.

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Mark Bogertman's avatar

Great read! I’m pairing this with what I’ve been learning from Brad Stulberg’s work. Really good combo.

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DK's avatar

Great post. Just catching up. I had a loud laugh reading your response to your brother's pw request :)

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DK's avatar

Thank you as well for sharing the pdf and the articles.

BTW, I have read the book 6-7 years ago. It's really a good book.

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