Quote: Each summer about twelve hundred young American men and
women arrive at the United States Military Academy at West Point to begin four
years of study and to take their place in the fabled “long gray line.” But
before any of them sees a classroom they go through seven weeks of Cadet Basic
Training—otherwise known as “Beast Barracks.” By the time the summer ends, one
in twenty of these talented dedicated young adults has dropped out…The
experience of these army officers-in-training confirms the second law of
mastery. Mastery is a pain.
Comment: I chose this quote for two reasons, one because it relates
to the situation I will be in at the Naval Academy, and two because it provides
an excellent moral. As stated, “mastery is a pain” reading this I immediately
thought of the old phrase, “no pain no gain”, which made me realize that
becoming a “master” at practically anything will be difficult, hence the word “pain”
in both these quotes. Adding on to my previous posts about mindset, I would
like to point out that whenever we want to get better at something we have to
acknowledge that it will take work; a lot of strenuous, long, and time
consuming work. Once we have identified and accepted this challenge, then and
only then will we have the drive to actually become better at something.
Question: Can everyone be a master at anything with the sufficient
amount of work?
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