#3 Emotional and psychological stability. — Last week we (NASA) landed a rover on Mars. In the next two years, it will explore the planet, drill the surface and look for signs of previous life. This is the first of several missions heading to Mars. …

It’s way more adaptable than you think. — Let’s say you’re in London and need to get from The Tower of London to Notting Hill. You jump into an iconic black taxi to get there. Chances are that your driver will not even turn the GPS on. Not only that, they will know every single turn to take…

How to learn new skills quickly. — Tim Ferriss is known as the king of optimisation and is continuously volunteering himself as a human guinea-pig to test the limits of what’s possible. He devotes himself to the principle that if you approach the world as a student, there are very few limits to what you can achieve. …

It’s way easier than you think. — With so many of us working from home, now is the optimal time to learn to make a delicious cup of coffee. The process only takes about 5–10 minutes and allows you to produce world-class coffee from your own kitchen. …

He wasn’t always destined to become an all-time great. — At an astonishing age of 43, Tom Brady led the Buccaneers to win the NFL trophy last weekend. He has won more titles (seven) than any single team in NFL history (Patriots and Steelers have six each). It was his third Super Bowl since he turned 40 and he’s now…

Don’t start practicing like a pro straight away. — We all get inspired when we see our idols perform a skill at a world-class level. We dream of doing the same. It looks fantastic when they perform their craft effortlessly and even manage to do it with a smile on their face. …

Get rid of these misconceptions before learning a skill. — We would all love to learn and master lots of skills. To speak five languages fluently, play an instrument, cook like a chef, excel at various sports and paint like Picasso. But we know it will take a lot of time and effort and often we have doubts if we…

How to efficiently enter the path to mastery. — Becoming a master is something we all dream of. But we don’t always realise what it takes to get there. When our idols perform a skill, it seems almost magical and impossible to achieve something similar. Behind every outstanding performance lies thousands of hours of hard work. Whether it’s singing…

Level up your skills by understanding the principles of skill learning. — Dolphin’s are amazing swimmers. Monkeys are excellent at climbing trees. Cheetahs can sprint at speeds of up to 130 kilometres per hour. Many animals have developed one or a few skills to an extremely high level. You could almost call it a superpower. But what about us humans? We often…