A Mason's Work

Mastering Craft with a Mason's Guide


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Turbocharge your learning! Our latest episode dissects the Entered Apprentice Mason's degree as a potent blueprint for acquiring new skills. From using working tools metaphorically to rewiring your mind and body for success, this is a guide to transformative growth that stands the test of time.

Key Points
• Entered Apprentice as a learning recipe
• 24-inch gauge symbolizes time management
• Common gavel: remove non-essential learning
• Symbolism in Mason's preparing room
• Physical practice lags mental gains

Best Quotes
01:08 - 01:14 • "So the 24 inch gauge, you need to set aside some time, the right amount of time to do the work."
01:52 - 01:59 • "Like the, the preparing that you go through with the preparing room, removing any preconceived biases."
02:24 - 02:30 • "Understanding what work is the right work, that you've got, the right resources, that you are well and duly prepared."
02:58 - 03:09 • "Meaning you're gonna get a deeper and more meaningful insight into the stuff that's put into that degree every time you give it a shot."
03:31 - 03:44 • "And you can get to that sort of preto principle where you get 80% of the value in 20% of the time just by having a learning process that you're following."
04:13 - 04:25 • "Rewiring your finger movements, for example, is going to be something that is a repeated practice, a physical practice, and the body responds slower in many cases than the mind."

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