Micromastery: Learn Small, Learn Fast, and Unlock Your Potential to Achieve Anything Paperback – March 6, 2018

Between audible.com & print I read close to 100 books a year besides holding down a full-time job which includes lots of teaching opportunities. I keep my eyes open for material that can be personally helpful as well as applicable for my clients. When I especially like an audible.com book, I’ll get a print copy which I can now “Zoom“ through, since I’m already familiar with the audible material. Micromastery was one of my 2-format purchases. I have attempted some of the micro masteries & can see that Mr. Twigger is really onto something. It works. Many decades ago I too cut my teeth on Aikido in Japan, Europe & the US, which added a visceral dimension to my “getting it.“ I have a pretty sensitive BS detector, & mine did not even register a flicker. The more I work with his material & methods, the more lucky I feel to have stumbled onto this work. The first half does a great job of presenting the how to & relevant examples of micro mastery. Then comes a series of sometimes (mostly) interesting examples. Of course they weren’t all for me, but I’m glad I stayed on the path for his essays at the end, especially as he addressed the evocation of different personalities or mindsets to accomplish different things. Simple but brilliant. Turned out to be a great task specific procrastination antidote. The audible.com version was pretty well read, easy to listen to, just wish that Mr. Twigger had been the narrator for the Japanese terms which were only recognizable because I knew the context. In sum, in my opinion, both versions are well worth the time and cost and come highly recommended. Enjoy!

I got very little from this book. The theme seemed promising but the execution disappointed!

I really enjoyed the perspective of learning that the author provides. I've read many books on learning and I definitely found this quite original. One crtisicm I have is that the author seems to downplay the effort and time it takes to research and find micromastery and the time it takes to learn and mastery them. Although, not practical for some, I still find the perspective and mindset it provides is worth it enough.

This is just a fun book that you can put into practice today. Not only is there a guide to some practical skills, but Twigger does a great job of providing some good advice on how to keep yourself challenged at any age. Highly recommend.

So helpful. I gained insights that have made a big positive change in my perspective on life and learning!!

Wins worst book of the year. I read a lot and this is by far one of the worst books I’ve read.if you really want to learn something, definitely don’t apply any of these techniques. The author is clearly full of BS.

Twigger says forget 10,000 hours for now. Focus on learning and mastering small tasks he refers to as micromasteries. This is closer to the way children learn by get involved in something fully and intensely instead of trying learn a whole profession or context. When we think about learning a whole language and all that entails at once, he usually get so overwhelmed we never start! But if we just think of learning one thing like counting ten, it's easy! Truly brilliant! Twigger himself is a polymath and teaches that learning can be fun again doing it this way and be useful as well. A must read! Read it read it read it! You'll LOVE it!

We all need inspiration sometimes to realise we can achieve so much more. Take time out to stack some stones , perfect an omelette, and challenge yourself to be curious. Curiosity sent us to the moon..next stop Mars!