341 - Anders Ericsson [Anniversary Episode]: 7 Secrets of Mastery

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Business, Education

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2018

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Anders K. Ericsson discovered the "10,000" hour rule. I had him on my podcast in 2016 to talk about peak performance. (One of my favorite topics.) And he broke down the steps every individual should follow to learn and MASTER a skill. Links and Resources Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise by Dr. K Anders Ericsson and Robert Poole Also Mentioned Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell The Polgar SIsters (the 3 best female Hungarian chess players ever) Laszlo Polgar (chess teacher who raised 3 chess prodigies his daughters) The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance Mozart - considered the most talented prodigy in music history, Anders disputes this Magnus Carlsen - the best chess player in the world at age 12 Michelangelo Picasso - one of the best painters of his time Andy Warhol - in the 1950s he was a master illustrator The Boston Marathon I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify Follow me on Social Media: Twitter Facebook Linkedin Instagram ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.
0:06.6	This is the James Altiger Show on the Choose Yourself Network.
0:12.5	Today on the James Altiger Show.
0:15.6	And so how did you get into this?
0:17.2	Like what were you?
0:18.2	My guess is at some point you were trying to get good at something, maybe even a leap
0:21.9	at something.
0:22.9	It maybe didn't quite work out for you.
0:24.9	Like what were you trying to go for?
0:28.4	If you were prepared and you encounter something that doesn't match up.
0:32.8	Now that's a learning opportunity.
0:39.0	I am obsessed with figuring out how to hack the so-called 10,000 hour rule.
0:44.8	The idea that you need 10,000 hours of dedicated practice to reach your peak potential.
0:51.3	So I was so happy that Anders Erickson, the developer of this rule, which he figured
0:55.8	out through tons of studies and research and helping people reach their peak potential,
1:00.0	I was so excited when he decided to come to my podcast.
1:02.8	He originally came on the show two years ago, episode 162.
1:06.7	His book, Peak, Secrets from the New Science of Expertise, was mind blowing to me.
1:12.2	And then I had so many questions on top of it and he was so generous at answering them.
1:16.4	See, he discovered the 10,000 hour rule.
1:19.2	He taught me exactly what it means to do dedicated practice.
1:22.4	I remember him telling me, people have been convinced that as an adult, you're pretty much fixed
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