We think of skills and abilities as big-ticket items, like learning the piano or carpentry. But the little triumphs of micromastery are equally rewarding. “Skills” are kind of like Pokémon cards for ...

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Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. Seven years ago, I was invited to a knitting group. I didn’t ...

According to this enjoyably and infectiously enthusiastic self-help manual from Twigger (Red Nile), the key to skill acquisition is to focus on “micromastery,” or the mastering of small, attainable ...