Ordinary people learn amazing things if they put a lot of time and effort into it.  Learning skills is not about your innate talent – it’s about deliberate practice.

Unfortunately, we are so restricted by common “sense” that most of us never find out how far we could reach.

Break free of everything that’s holding you back and give it a try. Go for the mastery. It may be fun. Or painful. Most probably both.

This is an extract from the personalizable playbook The Basics.