What It Actually Takes to Get Better

About this episode

Sumi discusses the mindset shift necessary for personal improvement and mastery, drawing from her piano journey and Wynton Marsalis's rules for mastery.

In this solo episode, Sumi breaks down the mindset shift that separates people who actually get better at something from those who stay stuck at the same level. Using her own piano journey and the 12 rules for mastery from Wynton Marsalis — one of the most celebrated trumpet players of all time — she gets into what focused growth really looks like and why most of us are working hard just to maintain, not improve.

People in this episode

Host: Sumi Krishnan

Topics covered

• mindset shift
• personal growth
• mastery
• piano journey
• focused growth

Keywords

• personal improvement
• mastery
• mindset
• growth
• piano

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