That’s powerful, the rage to master.
When I first heard Professor Ellen Winner’s phrase, rage to master, I thought it meant:
Burning desire to perfect a specific craft or trade.
Winner defines rage to master as she explains what makes someone a genius, saying,
It’s an intense and obsessive interest, an ability to focus sharply, experiencing a state of flow when learning in their domain — optimal states in which they focus intently and lose sense of the outside world.
As it relates to sports, a key in obtaining the rage to master, is developing an obsessive interest.
Fascinating, but, how can one do this? For me, an emphasis on interest relates to the importance of developing a passion for whatever it is you wish to master. Loving what you do is a great way to maintain an interest and develop that burning passion.
A great message for not only the future geniuses reading this post, but one for all parents or youth coaches. If you wish to have your child master a sport, craft, trade, instrument, or whatever it may be; make sure they are having fun. If they are having fun, they will gain interest. Once they have interest, they can work to develop an intense and obsessive rage to master their area of expertise. #LoveTheGame
