Face difficulties that reveal and strengthen weaknesses. Overcome self-imposed restrictions and doubt through struggle. Build mental and emotional fortitude through confrontations and setbacks.

Chapter 5 - Rites Of Passage 

Learn from failures, which are an inevitable part of the path to mastery. Analyze mistakes dispassionately to understand what went wrong and what to fix. Rapidly adjust and resume work with even greater intensity. View failures as necessary steps in a long journey. The key is to find the right balance between these forces - apprenticeship, detachment, obsession, intensity, overcoming resistance, solitude and learning from mistakes - and persist for years with passion, focus and resilience.

Chapter 7 - Stumbling

Retreat periodically for recharging. Spend time in nature to reflect, gain clarity and come up with new ideas. Silence technology for undistracted contemplation. Gain a renewed sense of purpose and direction.

Chapter 6 - Solitude

Apprenticeship is essential for laying the groundwork. Find a master who can observe and correct you. Practice the basics until they become second nature through repetition. Develop stamina by training for hours with single-minded focus.

Chapter 1 - Apprenticeship 

An all-encompassing obsession is required to sustain long-term mastery. Fixate on a higher purpose or mission that elevates the work beyond yourself. Make small choices that feed your obsession. Keep a journal to record inspirations and fuel your fire.

Chapter 3 - Obsession 

Push yourself during growth periods with intensity of effort. Block off large stretches of time for undistracted work. Develop a daily routine and strict discipline. Challenge and pressure yourself continuously.

Chapter 4 - Sprinting

Cultivate emotional detachment to persevere through difficulties. Do not seek constant approval or validation that could undermine your drive. Foster a mindset of true apathy towards praise and criticism. Develop mindfulness to calm your emotional reactivity.

Chapter 2 - Creative Apathy

From the bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power and The Laws of Human Nature, a vital work revealing that the secret to mastery is already within you. Each one of us has within us the potential to be a Master. Learn the secrets of the field you have chosen, submit to a rigorous apprenticeship, absorb the hidden knowledge possessed by those with years of experience, surge past competitors to surpass them in brilliance, and explode established patterns from within. Study the behaviors of Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, Leonardo da Vinci and the nine contemporary Masters interviewed for this book.  The bestseller author of The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, and The 33 Strategies of War, Robert Greene has spent a lifetime studying the laws of power. Now, he shares the secret path to greatness. With this seminal text as a guide, readers will learn how to unlock the passion within and become masters.

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