Adam Gopnik - The Mystery of Skill and Mastery
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The Importance of Mastery
A lot of what you talk about involves magicians and you say mastery requires a certain performative nature, a certain performance to it. I love using magic as a kind of template for mastery because it's an art form that we all tend to condescend to. Jamie and Swiss the irascible teacher in that section said once the only reason mimes exist is so the magicians finally have someone to patronize.
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