Mastery. Being successful, capable, ambitious, having a purpose in life, making a social contribution with aims and objectives in mind. In our civilization, the basis for mastery is found in the institutions of education and economy.
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
Ecclesiastes 9:10
To admit poverty is no disgrace for a man; but, to make no effort to escape it is indeed disgraceful.
Thucydides (460–400 BC), Book 2
You must keep your goal in sight,
Labor toward it day and night,
Then at last arriving there –
You shall be too old to care.
–Witter Bynner, Wisdom
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Ferriss, A.L. (2010). Mastery. In: Approaches to Improving the Quality of Life. Social Indicators Research Series, vol 42. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9148-2_3
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