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 \nThe Art ofSeduction  \n(A Joost Elfers Production)  \nThe 48 Laws ofPower  \n(A Joost Elfers Production)  \nROBERT GREENE  \nMASTERY  \nVIKING  \nVIKING Published by the Penguin Group  \nPenguin Group (USA) Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, U. S.A. • Penguin Group (Canada), 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 700, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4P 2Y3 (a division of Pearson Penguin Canada Inc.) • Penguin Books Ltd, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England • Penguin Ireland, 25 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, Ireland (a division of Penguin Books Ltd) • Penguin Books Australia Ltd, 250 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, Victoria 3124, Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) • Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd, 11 Community Centre, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi—110 017, India • Penguin Group (NZ), 67 Apollo Drive, Rosedale, Auckland 0632, New Zealand (a division of Pearson New Zealand Ltd) • Penguin Books (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd, 24 Sturdee Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg 2196, South  \nAfrica  \nPenguin Books Ltd, Registered Offices:  \n80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England  \nFirst published in 2012 by Viking Penguin, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.  \nCopyright © Robert Greene, 2012 All rights reserved  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Greene, Robert.  \nMastery / Robert Greene.  \n[p. cm](p. cm).  \nIncludes bibliographical references (p.)  \nand index.  \nISBN: 978-1-101-60102-0  \n1. Successful people. 2. Success.  \n3. Self-actualization (Psychology) I. Title.  \nBF637. S8G695 2012  \n158—dc23 2012027195  \nNo part of this book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission. Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of the author ’s rights. Purchase only  \nauthorized editions.  \nTo Anna  \nCONTENTS  \nINTRODUCTION  \nTHE ULTIMATE POWER  \nHigher intelligence—definition of mastery—the three phases of mastery—intuitive intelligence—connecting to reality—the latent power within us all  \nTHE EVOLUTION OF MASTERY  \nOur primitive ancestors—evolution of the human brain—the ability to detach and focus—social intelligence of early hominids—mirror neurons—thinking inside—mastery of time—working with the grain of the human brain—connecting to our early roots  \nKEYS TO MASTERY  \nCharles Darwin following his inclination—traits of all great Masters—our uniqueness and primal inclinations—political barriers to mastery crumbling—definition of genius—the concept of mastery denigrated—role of desire in mastery—the danger ofpassivity—the plasticity of the brain—overview of strategies and biographical figures in the book  \nI.  \nDISCOVER YOUR CALLING:  \nTHE LIFE’S TASK  \nYou possess an inner force that seeks to guide you toward your Life’s Task—what you are meant to accomplish in the time that you have to live. The first move toward mastery is always inward—learning who you really are and reconnecting with that innate force. Knowing it with clarity, you will find your way to the proper career path and everything else will fall into place. It is never too late to start this process.  \nTHE HIDDEN FORCE  \nLeonardo da Vinci  \nKEYS TO MASTERY  \nExamples of Masters guided by a sense of destiny—the seed ofyour uniqueness—reconnecting with your inclinations—definition of “vocation”—choosing a vocation—finding your niche—the quest for accomplishment—learn who you really are  \nSTRATEGIES FOR FINDING YOUR LIFE’S TASK  \n1. Return to your origins—The primal inclination strategy  \nAlbert Einstein—Marie Curie—Ingmar Bergman—Martha Graham—Daniel Everett—John Coltrane  \n2. Occupy the perfect niche—The Darwinian strategy  \nA. V. S. Ramachandran  \nB. Yoky Matsuoka  \n3. 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