About this episode

Sharif and Dr. Kevin Majeres discuss the explicit phase of mastery and the importance of strategy in achieving it.

#309: In this episode, Sharif and Dr. Kevin Majeres delve into the concept of mastery, focusing on its explicit phase. Broadly, mastery has three forms: mastery over a technical skill, self-mastery, and mastery in the context of bonds. For all these forms, crafting a strategy (a goal plus steps) is essential to developing explicit mastery. As you develop explicit mastery, you can harness dopamine to maintain motivation by setting appropriate micro-goals to complete as you carry out your strategy. Find more at https://OptimalWork.com

People in this episode

Host: Sharif

Guest: Dr. Kevin Majeres

Topics covered

• mastery
• self-mastery
• goal setting
• motivation
• dopamine
• explicit mastery

Keywords

• mastery
• self-mastery
• dopamine
• micro-goals
• strategy
• motivation

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Organizations: OptimalWork

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