THE REAL WORK: On The Mystery of Mastery. By Adam Gopnik. Liveright. 256 pages. $30. Adam Gopnik assures us that “the real work,” as he defines it, is within reach of everyone. But it takes dedication ...
Former WBUR Morning Edition host Bob Oakes moderated a conversation with New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik about his new book, “The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery,” where Gopnik investigates a ...
BroadwayWorld: New Yorker Writer Adam Gopnik Brings New Book THE REAL WORK: ON THE MYSTERY OF MASTERY to the Lounge
New Yorker Writer Adam Gopnik Brings New Book THE REAL WORK: ON THE MYSTERY OF MASTERY to the Lounge
Christian Science Monitor: From mystery to mastery: March’s 10 best books thrill, intrigue, and satisfy
From mystery to mastery: March’s 10 best books thrill, intrigue, and satisfy
Mastering Your Sense of Mastery Now that the “mystery” has been revealed, and you can see clearly from this large-scale study how much of a role it can play in promoting well-being, it’s time to ...
Christian Science Monitor: How virtuosos are made: Behind the mystery of mastery
In his classic 1935 essay, “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction,” Walter Benjamin argued that the technical reproducibility threatened to strip art of its aura. In the words of the ...
We know mastery, we like to think, when we see it in action: the kinetic poetry of Lionel Messi dancing through defenses; Whitney Houston crushing the notoriously difficult national anthem at the ...