I've always been inclined to multitask, always wanted to master things.
Amiable and nonthreatening, the books are informed less by populist anti-intellectualism than by a bedrock belief that knowledge is democratic, that you too can master things — especially by ignoring those highfalutin experts who make you feel inadequate.
Meanwhile, over on teen website Rookie, Clark has been both demonstrating her soccer skills and dispensing big-sisterly advice to her young audience: "You can master things with enough time and effort".
There are branching paths to explore in each of the huge new levels; hundreds of weapons to customize and master; things to wear; potions to brew; and strange and wonderful creatures lining up to kill your expanded roster of playable heroes.
The job is demanding, it takes a particular skill set to master things like debate, public speaking, digesting information and analyses, campaigning, and asking strangers for money.
I was a small child with a big head who was just learning to master things like walking upright and syntax.
"I think there's a weird perception that exists out that we're not in control of ourselves when we're here, and that there's this puppet-master thing occurring," said Derek Peth, who also appeared on Fletcher's season.
They mastered things, too, that once appeared difficult, like the subway.
And research has failed to support the premise that mastering things like memory exercises, crossword puzzles and games like Sudoku carry over into real life, improving overall functioning.
One of those a-lifetime-to-master things.
You can even design quizzes to check how you've mastered things.
