Mastery
noun
Having complete knowledge or skill in something.
His mastery of the language is impressive.
Often appears as...
- mastery of language
- mastery in chess
noun
Control or superiority over someone or something.
She exerted her mastery over her emotions.
Often appears as...
- mastery over emotions
- mastery of the situation
noun
Having complete knowledge or skill in something.
His mastery of the language is impressive.
Often appears as...
- mastery of language
- mastery in chess
noun
Control or superiority over someone or something.
She exerted her mastery over her emotions.
Often appears as...
- mastery over emotions
- mastery of the situation
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Specialized Knowledge
Used when someone knows a lot about a particular subject or activity.
She has mastery in Japanese tea ceremonies.
Pro Tip 2/3Expert Level
Implies reaching the highest level of skill, not just being good at something.
After years of study, he achieved mastery in martial arts.
Pro Tip 3/3Hard Work
Highlights the effort and practice required to achieve such a high level.
Her piano mastery was the result of countless hours of practice.
Pro Tip 1/3Specialized Knowledge
Used when someone knows a lot about a particular subject or activity.
She has mastery in Japanese tea ceremonies.
Pro Tip 2/3Expert Level
Implies reaching the highest level of skill, not just being good at something.
After years of study, he achieved mastery in martial arts.
Pro Tip 3/3Hard Work
Highlights the effort and practice required to achieve such a high level.
Her piano mastery was the result of countless hours of practice.
Pro Tip 1/3Specialized Knowledge
Used when someone knows a lot about a particular subject or activity.
She has mastery in Japanese tea ceremonies.
Pro Tip 2/3Expert Level
Implies reaching the highest level of skill, not just being good at something.
After years of study, he achieved mastery in martial arts.
Pro Tip 3/3Hard Work
Highlights the effort and practice required to achieve such a high level.
Her piano mastery was the result of countless hours of practice.
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Let's teach for mastery...
but they're also building their growth mindset, they're building grit, perseverance, they're taking agency over their learning. And all sorts of beautiful things can start to happen in the actual classroom. Instead of it being focused on the lecture, students can interact with each other. They can get deeper mastery over the material.
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The puzzle of motivation...
It's built much more around intrinsic motivation. Around the desire to do things because they matter, because we like it, they're interesting, or part of something important. And to my mind, that new operating system for our businesses revolves around three autonomy, mastery and purpose.
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How one scientist took...
because they weren’t widely understood, while the merits were well publicized. She rejected the prevailing belief that humans should and could control nature. Instead, she challenged people to cultivate “maturity and mastery, not of nature, but of ourselves.”
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Let's use video to...
Do it as long as necessary, until you have mastery. The traditional model, it penalizes you for experimentation and failure, but it does not expect mastery. We encourage you to experiment. We encourage you to fail. But we do expect mastery.
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Adam Grant: How to stop...
It has three mastery, mindfulness and mattering. Let's start with mastery. Mastery is something a lot of us have been having a hard time finding lately. Psychologists find that at work the strongest factor in daily motivation and joy
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How Hip Hop taught my...
by societal standards while they can demonstrate mastery over this complex cognitive form that intimidates you in this cypher how inauthentic it must feel for them to participate in a culture that regards their own as inferior I
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A Black man goes...
the consequences of our tribalism become more dangerous. And this whole experience taught me our gadgets ain't going to save us. All these technological devices are only mastery of the universe out there, not the one in here.
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How Bicycles Changed...
Carefully. Your turn. She who succeeds in gaining the mastery of the bicycle will gain the mastery of life. And the two things that must occupy your thoughts to the exclusion of everything else--
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Different ways of...
autistic savant. It's a rare condition. And rarer still when accompanied, as in my case, by self-awareness and a mastery of language. Very often when I meet someone
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Mesmerising Owl Moments...
such mastery of the skies seems to make these owls fearless even against one of the arctic's largest predators
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Let's teach for mastery...
but they're also building their growth mindset, they're building grit, perseverance, they're taking agency over their learning. And all sorts of beautiful things can start to happen in the actual classroom. Instead of it being focused on the lecture, students can interact with each other. They can get deeper mastery over the material.
Video examples
The puzzle of motivation...
It's built much more around intrinsic motivation. Around the desire to do things because they matter, because we like it, they're interesting, or part of something important. And to my mind, that new operating system for our businesses revolves around three autonomy, mastery and purpose.
Video examples
How one scientist took...
because they weren’t widely understood, while the merits were well publicized. She rejected the prevailing belief that humans should and could control nature. Instead, she challenged people to cultivate “maturity and mastery, not of nature, but of ourselves.”
Video examples
Let's use video to...
Do it as long as necessary, until you have mastery. The traditional model, it penalizes you for experimentation and failure, but it does not expect mastery. We encourage you to experiment. We encourage you to fail. But we do expect mastery.
Video examples
Adam Grant: How to stop...
It has three mastery, mindfulness and mattering. Let's start with mastery. Mastery is something a lot of us have been having a hard time finding lately. Psychologists find that at work the strongest factor in daily motivation and joy
Video examples
How Hip Hop taught my...
by societal standards while they can demonstrate mastery over this complex cognitive form that intimidates you in this cypher how inauthentic it must feel for them to participate in a culture that regards their own as inferior I
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A Black man goes...
the consequences of our tribalism become more dangerous. And this whole experience taught me our gadgets ain't going to save us. All these technological devices are only mastery of the universe out there, not the one in here.
Video examples
How Bicycles Changed...
Carefully. Your turn. She who succeeds in gaining the mastery of the bicycle will gain the mastery of life. And the two things that must occupy your thoughts to the exclusion of everything else--
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Different ways of...
autistic savant. It's a rare condition. And rarer still when accompanied, as in my case, by self-awareness and a mastery of language. Very often when I meet someone
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Mesmerising Owl Moments...
such mastery of the skies seems to make these owls fearless even against one of the arctic's largest predators
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Ryan Potter
American Actor
Martial arts is a life journey. One of the things my teacher taught me a long time ago was that everyone's path to the mastery of a certain system is different. Some people's path is a very direct route, where others might wind back and forth if you are injured or something.
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Gary Zukav
American Author
The more aware of your intentions and your experiences you become, the more you will be able to connect the two, and the more you will be able to create the experiences of your life consciously. This is the development of mastery. It is the creation of authentic power.
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Richard Powers
American Novelist
Science is not about control. It is about cultivating a perpetual condition of wonder in the face of something that forever grows one step richer and subtler than our latest theory about it. It is about reverence, not mastery.
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James Nathan Miller
Through his mastery of storytelling techniques, he has managed to separate his character, in the public mind, from his actions as president. He has, in short, mesmerized us with that steady gaze.
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Robert Baden-Powell
English Soldier
Swimming has its educational value - mental, moral, and physical - in giving you a sense of mastery over an element, and of power of saving life, and in the development of wind and limb.
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Robin S. Sharma
Canadian Lawyer
Most of my ideas are based on the latest research on productivity, performance and mental mastery - that's why so many iconic companies bring me in to help them grow and win.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power and fleets and armies, however vital and important, must accept a subordinate rank.
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Sal Khan
American Educator
Creating a clear and engaging video explanation of a complex concept is a great way to demonstrate mastery and to help others understand and love the subject, too.
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Robert Greene
English Playwright
We are often raised as dependents then given over to teachers. It's experience and exploration that can transform us and lead to mastery.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.
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Ryan Potter
American Actor
Martial arts is a life journey. One of the things my teacher taught me a long time ago was that everyone's path to the mastery of a certain system is different. Some people's path is a very direct route, where others might wind back and forth if you are injured or something.
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Gary Zukav
American Author
The more aware of your intentions and your experiences you become, the more you will be able to connect the two, and the more you will be able to create the experiences of your life consciously. This is the development of mastery. It is the creation of authentic power.
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Richard Powers
American Novelist
Science is not about control. It is about cultivating a perpetual condition of wonder in the face of something that forever grows one step richer and subtler than our latest theory about it. It is about reverence, not mastery.
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James Nathan Miller
Through his mastery of storytelling techniques, he has managed to separate his character, in the public mind, from his actions as president. He has, in short, mesmerized us with that steady gaze.
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Robert Baden-Powell
English Soldier
Swimming has its educational value - mental, moral, and physical - in giving you a sense of mastery over an element, and of power of saving life, and in the development of wind and limb.
Quote examples
Robin S. Sharma
Canadian Lawyer
Most of my ideas are based on the latest research on productivity, performance and mental mastery - that's why so many iconic companies bring me in to help them grow and win.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power and fleets and armies, however vital and important, must accept a subordinate rank.
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Sal Khan
American Educator
Creating a clear and engaging video explanation of a complex concept is a great way to demonstrate mastery and to help others understand and love the subject, too.
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Robert Greene
English Playwright
We are often raised as dependents then given over to teachers. It's experience and exploration that can transform us and lead to mastery.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.
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