Mastery Also Involves Boredom
Mastery does not happen by chance. If you want to fulfil your potential, you must practice consistently at a specific skill over a long time. But the top performers in any craft also figure out a way to fall in love with boredom or monotony that comes from putting in the hours and doing the work.
Whenever people share the stories of successful people, they often omit how top performers fall in love with boredom while trying to build a habit of what they should do.
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