Micromastery - Robert Twigger
This mind map summarizes the book Micromastery by Robert Twigger. It explains how to learn small, fast , and unlock your potential to achieve anything by applying six crucial elements.
1. Entry trick
1.1. A cunning scheme that speeds up your performance and pays off immediately.
2. Rub-pat barrier
2.1. Obstacle that arises when 2 required skills are incongruent with each other
2.2. Often difficult on the first attempt, hence the barrier
2.3. To defeat the barrier, you have to focus on each skill individually
2.3.1. Eventually, it will become easier to do both at once
3. Background support
3.1. Clears your path of roadblocks
3.2. Think: What could help me master the skill in question? What do I need?
4. Payoff
4.1. Encourages you to keep putting in effort instead of giving up halfway through
4.2. Needs to be achievable and unambiguous
5. Repeatability
5.1. If you can replicate a micromastery over and over again, you will be able to see your improvements with each repetition, improving your comfidence
6. Experimentation
6.1. Enables you to play around with the skill
6.1.1. This prevents the process from becoming tedious
6.2. Maintains your curiosity
6.2.1. Helps expand your desire for further knowledge
7. About This Book
7.1. Title
7.1.1. Micromastery
7.1.2. Learn Small, Learn Fast, and Unlock Your Potential to Achieve Anything
7.2. Info
7.2.1. Published in 2017
7.2.2. Category
7.2.2.1. Self-help
7.3. Author
7.3.1. Robert Twigger
7.3.1.1. Website
7.3.2. British author, born 30 October 1962
7.4. Get Micromastery on Amazon
8. Which Questions Does Micromastery Try to Answer?
8.1. How to eliminate demotivation, which often stands in the way of your success
8.2. How to break up a big, intimidating goal into smaller, achievable stages
8.3. How to focus on one specific skill before moving on to the next
8.4. How to utilize the sense of accomplishment you get from completing these small stages to motivate yourself until you reach the goal
9. Micromastery...
9.1. ...is great way to regularly exercise your brain
9.1.1. We need to exercise our brains by learning new things
9.1.2. Otherwise we start to forget, our cognitive abilities begin to degrade
9.2. ...consists of 6 elements
9.2.1. Entry trick
9.2.2. Rub-pat barrier
9.2.3. Background support
9.2.4. Payoff
9.2.5. Repeatability
9.2.6. Experimentation