How to get better at strategy?

One of the most memorable quotes in Arthur Miller&rsquo;s The Death of a Salesman comes from Uncle Ben, who describes his path to becoming wealthy as, &ldquo;When I was seventeen, I walked into the jungle, and when I was twenty-one I walked out. And by God I was rich.&rdquo; I wish I could describe the path to learning engineering strategy in similar terms, but by all accounts it&rsquo;s a much…