mastery

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Yes. Did you need to point out to the world your complete mastery of the English language?

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Quick take

great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of mastery gathered in one view.

noun

great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French"

noun

power to dominate or defeat; "mastery of the seas"

noun

the act of mastering or subordinating someone

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for mastery.

noun

great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French"

noun

power to dominate or defeat; "mastery of the seas"

noun

the act of mastering or subordinating someone

Example sentences

Yes. Did you need to point out to the world your complete mastery of the English language?

Even if it takes longer to ship my first app, I think it's the faster path to mastery.

Later I heard this quote:"If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful at all." - Michaelangelo

In almost everything else though, the right approach can produce mastery.

You will not consider starting a task unless you have a very high chance of archiving mastery.

"Really, this is a variant of a theme that we see around here all the time: autonomy, mastery, and purpose.

Being able to tell someone that you've acquired a degree of mastery we believe is appropriate to some level.

That means that they probably have never learned any language or topic with a high degree of mastery, and that they aren't aware of how much more is out there in the language in question.

But for most practical purposes, you bet that deliberate practice over 10,000 hours, instantaneous feedback, and expert instruction will bring you to superb mastery for most skillsets.

To use the language of "Drive," people feel most fulfilled when they have autonomy, mastery, and purpose; less pedantically, we are only happy in the deeper sense when using our abilities to their fullest extent.

The upside is that you empower people to take mastery over the code they use, you provide them with the autonomy a commit bit has to offer, and you give them a sense of purpose: you're now helping everyone else out, too.

How can we have a passionate society of master craftsmen and artisans when we're busy inventing bullshit jobs for people to fill, so they can support themselves?A big caveat is if somehow the stars align and your work contributes to mastery at your craft.