# Watching the master Inherent in mastery is beauty. The woodworker who crafts a beautiful piece, both in the crafting and the finished product you see art. A blacksmith forging a 2 handed longsword - as deadly to the enemy as delightful to see being made. Professional basketball players disassembling the opponent's defense, a wondrous thing to behold. With modernity, I've noticed a lot more of us have become watchers, commentators and critics. Very few pick up the paintbrush and start the process of achieving mastery. Fewer make it to the end. It's a huge commitment of one's life to actually become a craftsperson at the highest level. I've probably put the most number of hours into video games, of any one thing, in my life to date. That's easy. Our brains get trapped and addicted. I've spent countless hours growing up stuck in the loop of forever gaming. But that doesn't lead to a life of fulfillment - at least it hasn't for me. The harder, and much more rewarding, path is the one I recommend for everyone plus is the one I'm on now - to become a master of a skill. For me, the skill of choice is communication: writing, speaking, sales, interviewing. I fundamentally believe in the power of working with people, and communicating with others is the foundational skill needed to do so. What superpower do you admire? Maybe take out those which rely heavily on genetics, like dunking a basketball. Are you inspired by astronauts, investors, politicians, spiritual leaders, great parents? Whoever you admire, there is a reason, and chances are there is a skill set they've honed over time which allows them to be so inspiring to you. Whichever skill set that is - I'm here to suggest pursuing it with your life. You can always not do it, so why not try going for it? Sure it may take a while to develop the skills, but we're getting older either way, and I'd much rather look back on a body of work and be proud of the fact that I tried than regret never having gone for it at all. The brilliant Alex Hormozi once said, on becoming good at something, the key is to "[[Volume negates luck|do it so many times it would be unreasonable for you to be bad at it]]." Until you've put in the reps, you don't actually know how good you can get. Perhaps it's time to figure it out. The best time to plant an oak tree is 20 years ago. The next best time is today.