Mastery is the best goal because the rich can’t buy it, the impatient can’t rush it, the privileged can’t inherit it, and nobody can steal it. You can only earn it through hard work. Mastery is the ultimate status.*
Derek Sivers

Central to the act of writing is a process of growth, of slowly gaining control of their narrative … The act of writing speeds up the act of meaning-making.**
Bruce Feiler

Mastery is what you make from your talents –
And everyone has talents –
And mastery needs a narrative, a story to live in:
Writing things down helps us develop it, be it list, poem, or journal.^

*James Clear’s newsletter: 3-2-1: On growing fast vs. growing slow, the value of mastery, and climbing the right mountain;
**Bruce Feiler’s Life Is in the Transitions;
^Free or reflective writing is a great place to start, writing out whatever you are thinking about, going with the thoughts and ideas, without a concern for quality; set a timer for 5-10 minutes to begin with.