how to become the best there is at what you do.
truepenny:
There's a thing in the August Scientific American about how and why chess grandmasters become chess grandmasters.
What the article calls "effortful study"--constantly setting yourself goals that are just beyond your reach--seems to be key in chess, as in several other disciplines mentioned, including music.
I think we can add writing to the list.
matociquala:
Yes. And science, and math, and athletics, and--- well, anything.
Do the hard thing. A creature's reach should exceed its grasp.
truepenny:
If it's not bigger than your head, it's not worth eating.