3102: What "Peak"ed My Curiosity and Is Making Me Strive for More by Helene Massicotte of Free to Pursue

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🗓️ 7 March 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3102: Helene Massicotte of FreeToPursue.com shares transformative insights from "Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise" by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool, challenging the notion of innate talent and emphasizing the power of deliberate practice. Massicotte's personal journey of applying these principles to writing, speaking, strength training, and archery not only showcases the practical steps towards self-improvement but also inspires readers to reassess their own potential and the myths surrounding natural abilities. Read along with the original article(s) here: http://www.freetopursue.com/blog/2016/5/31/what-peaked-my-curiosity-for-more Quotes to ponder: "The power is in the word 'deliberate'. Just going through the motions doesn’t make us better." Episode references: Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool: https://www.amazon.com/Peak-Secrets-New-Science-Expertise-ebook/dp/B011H56MKS Freakonomics Radio podcast episode #244: How to Become Great at Just About Anything: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freakonomics-radio/id354668519?i=1000367662472&l=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Living Daily episode 3102.
0:04.0	What peaked my curiosity and is making me strive for more.
0:08.0	By Elin Masikat of Free To Pursue.com,
0:11.0	and I'm your narrator Justin Molickick and welcome to optimal living daily
0:14.4	O.L. D for short where I read the best blogs to you with permission from the
0:19.4	authors covering productivity minimalism personal, all that fun stuff.
0:25.0	And with that, let's get right to our next post as we optimize your life.
0:30.0	What peaked my curiosity and is making me strive for more by a land mascot of
0:39.2	free to pursue dot com? I just finished reading Peak Secrets from the New Science of Expertise by
0:46.9	Anders Ericsson and Robert Poole. I read a lot of books but there are few that
0:51.8	I include in the category I call life enhancing and I'll be adding
0:56.5	this one to the list.
0:58.3	I first heard about the book on episode 244 of the Freakonomics radio podcast titled How to Become Great at Just About Anything
1:05.4	this past April. Stephen Dubner was interviewing Anders Ericsson about the book and its
1:11.2	main concept deliberate practice.
1:14.0	The short of it is that if you practice the right way and with the right support
1:19.0	you can get better at just about anything, no matter your age and no matter your skill level or
1:25.9	innate abilities.
1:28.0	In the book, Ericsson also invites us to revisit our beliefs and natural talent and prodigies. He argues that in every case
1:36.4	what appears to be natural talent is the result of exposure to an environment and to practice habits that are not the norm.
1:45.8	That's a powerful statement that puts many pursuits back in the realm of the possible for most of us.
1:52.0	In order to improve in any area, Ericsson makes it clear that individuals
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