<p>&nbsp;Mastery is not a gift handed to the “talented", it’s a ruthless process: time, patience, humility, apprenticeship, and the emotional control to not quit when it gets boring. In this review, I break down Greene’s core ideas, why social intelligence matters as much as skill, and how intuition gets forged through long exposure to the craft.<br /><br />(00:00) — Go against the tide: develop mastery<br />(00:11) — Why this book, why now<br />(00:38) — Context: comparing to 48 Laws of Power<br />(00:57) — Reading experience: chunky, dense, “Greene” style<br />(02:42) — Power vs Mastery: maturity and intent<br />(03:24) — Who this book is (and isn’t) for<br />(04:32) — The myth of talent: process beats “genius”<br />(06:16) — Core point: mastery is a process<br />(07:31) — Time, patience, humility IQ (and people quit early)<br />(08:17) — Freddie Roach: mastery through endurance<br />(09:52) — The book’s structure: life task → apprenticeship → mastery<br />(10:37) — “Life task”: curiosity vs passion<br />(12:18) — Apprenticeship: long, boring, necessary<br />(13:50) — Mental dynamic: emotional regulation<br />(14:24) — Social intelligence: skill alone won’t save you<br />(15:48) — Dimensional mind: intuition + rational<br />(18:18) — AI analogy + building a “bigger matrix” of insight<br />(20:44) — Closing: the six steps and the seduction of mastery<br /><br />Connect with Mere Mortals:<br />Website: <a href="https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/" target="_blank">https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/</a><br />Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU</a><br />Twitter/X: <a href="https://twitter.com/meremortalspods" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/meremortalspods</a><br />Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/</a><br />TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcast" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcast</a>&nbsp;</p> <p><br /><br />Connect with Mere Mortals:<br />Website: <a href="https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/" target="_blank">https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/</a><br />Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU</a><br />Twitter/X: <a href="https://twitter.com/meremortalspods" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/meremortalspods</a><br />Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/</a><br />TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcasts" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcasts</a><br /><br />Value 4 Value Support:<br />Boostagram: <a href="https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/support" target="_blank">https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/support</a><br />Paypal: <a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast" target="_blank">https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast</a></p>