I'm 33.
I’m obsessed with learning how to learn.
So, I spent 200+ hours studying how geniuses, prodigies, and high performers master their disciplines.
Here's what I found on how to master anything faster:
This is Professor David Sinclair
He is 53 years old but looks like he's in his 20s
He is a Harvard Genetics Professor and this are his secrets to reverse ageing:
1. Exercise to the point of losing your breath.
@ListenMySon_
The dating game is rigged. They want a man to depend on when they are broke but when they have money they want independence.
Men are getting wise and saying two can play that game.
The 4 stages of mastery
To gain mastery, first define mastery.
The 4 stages of mastery are a good mental model that provides you the path to learn faster.
Let me explain:
1. Exercise three times a week to the point of losing your breath.
"When you’re moving so fast that you can’t carry on a conversation, your body responds positively—building muscle, improving blood flow, and releasing chemicals that slow aging."
The obsession for mastery.
"Mastery — the feeling that we have a greater command of reality, other people, and ourselves." Robert Greene
Aristotle, Plato, Feynman, Edison...
When analyzing these talents, this is the one theme that keeps on appearing.
2• Eating Habits:
One of the most important aspects of Sinclair's regimen is eating less often.
He typically eats within a six-hour window each day, often skipping breakfast and eating a healthy vegan meal for dinner.
Kids rely on men.
Women rely on men.
Who do men have to rely on?
Themselves.
This is why men need brothers they can talk to and share their struggles with.
Look out for your brothers.
Nature's Anti-Depressants
• Sleep
• Nature
• The sun
• Good sex
• Meditation
· Weight lifting
· Good friends
· Walking 5-10k steps
· Nutrient dense foods
If you want to overcome depression and regain your mental health, read this...
Conscious Competence (Learning)
The enlightenment phase.
If mastery was climbing a mountain, this would be the last but steepest rise. One hiccup can undo hours of effort.
You perform tasks well but still require effort to execute.
Nobody loves you unconditionally
Not your girlfriend
Not your wife
Not your friends
Not your relatives
Nobody
Except your mom.
So make sure she is loved back.
Steve Job dropped out
Nikola Tesla never graduated
Albert Einstein got bad grades
Thomas Edison was self-taught
Abraham Lincoln was homeschooled
In the academic setting, NONE of them were supposed to be anything but average.
But what made them so special?
What modern women think love is:
• sex
• posting each other on social media
• attention
• gifts
• money
• vacations
• going out all the time
What love actually is:
• commitment
• sacrifice
• compromise
• forgiveness
• supporting each other
• respect
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You see a master at work when you see their eyes, focus, simplicity, and elegance.
Masters turn the impossible into the ordinary.
These subtle patterns help you identify masters, but I've found a better mental model to spot the exceptional:
3. Food Choices
Sinclair focuses on eating "stress plants," rich in polyphenols, which activate the body's stress response, improving health and longevity.
He enjoys green tea, leafy greens like spinach, and uses olive oil, which is full of beneficial oleic acid.
Fasting boosts the body's defenses against aging."
I don't believe in eating vegan but this thread is not about me and prof Sinclair has proved it to be effective in slowing ageing.
I eat animal based diets, much better for your T levels.
4• Supplements:
Dr. Sinclair takes three key supplements daily:
Resveratrol: Found in red wine, sprinkled into yogurt in the morning.
NMN: A form of vitamin B3 that boosts NAD levels, essential for activating longevity genes.
Plant your tree of knowledge
Think of knowledge as a tree. 80% of details are leaves attached to branches and multiple branches glued to the 20% trunk.
Most people pick up leaves, while experts strengthen the chunks.
A strong trunk can withstand any challenge.
Be obsessed with truth:
Your north star for learning.
Human beings are born with a thirst for knowledge. The objective of knowledge is truth.
This was our compass as kids, but sadly a skill as adults.
Unconscious Competence ( True Mastery)
Mozart with piano, Stephen Curry with 3pts, Feynman with physics.
Associated with the state of flow and peak performance. The skill is wired in your subconscious. It now takes more effort to do it WRONG.
This is mastery.
When focused on higher-order thinking, we automatically fill the lower order.
Instead of:
• rereading → use more analogy
• flashcards → map out the big picture
• rote memorization → teach it to an imaginary friend
Never confuse studying with real learning.