Mastery=Success
The word “Mastery” is defined
on Google by, “comprehensive knowledge or skill in a subject or
accomplishment.”
The Free Dictionary says, 1. Possession of consummate skill.
2. The status of master or ruler; control.
3. Full command of a subject of study (Link: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/mastery)
A similar word to “Mastery”
could be “Capability” which Google defines it as the power or ability.
1. The quality of being capable;
ability.
2. A talent or ability that has
potential for development or use. Often used in the plural: a student of great capabilities.
3. The capacity to be used, treated,
or developed for a specific purpose: nuclear
capability.
Another word that reminds me
of “Mastery” is “Proficiency” or a high degree of competence or skill; expertise.
The Free
Dictionary says, The state or quality of being proficient;
competence.
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Mastery relates back to this weeks
readings, because "Only
one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be a
true master. For this reason mastery demands all of a person." -- Albert
Einstein. This quote is
very truthful because practice does make mastery.
In Inquiry class, we read
many articles about Mastery and the skills within it.
“Based
on research suggesting that practice is the essence of genius, best-selling
author Malcolm Gladwell popularized the idea that 10,000 hours of appropriately
guided practice was “the magic number of greatness,” regardless of a person’s
natural aptitude.” (Link: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/sportingscene/2013/08/psychology-ten-thousand-hour-rule-complexity.html)
This article talks about how mastery takes practice which is ten years, or
10,000 hours.
As a swimmer throughout my life, I
needed to master the following four stokes: butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and
freestyle. It took a lot of time and
practice to get each stroke perfected. I
practiced everyday when I was young at the Rocky Hill School Of Swimming, then
onto the Town Team, the Barracudas and eventually to the High School Swim Team.
The staff helped the kids master their strokes and helped them perfect the
strokes to become faster swimmers. Remembering
this made me realize that it did take a lifetime to master swimming, and not
just in one day.
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