Anders Ericsson: Mastering Your Craft Through Deliberate Practice

The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

Srinivas Rao

Society & Culture

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2018

⏱️ 53 minutes

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In this episode of Unmistakable Creative, we delve into the mind of Anders Ericsson, a globally recognized psychologist and professor at Florida State University. Known for his groundbreaking research on the psychological nature of expertise and human performance, Ericsson introduces us to the concept of 'deliberate practice'. This method, he argues, is the key to achieving superior performance in any field, be it music, chess, medicine, or sports.

Ericsson's work challenges the notion that 'practice makes perfect,' asserting that the quality of the practice is far more important than the quantity. He emphasizes that practice must be deliberate and focused rather than mindless repetition. This episode explores how to apply deliberate practice not only to technical fields and artistic pursuits but also to our everyday work lives.

Listeners will gain insights into how expert performers acquire their superior skills and how they can apply these principles to their own lives. Whether you're an aspiring musician, a budding chess player, or a professional seeking to excel in your field, Ericsson's insights will provide you with the tools to master your craft through deliberate practice.

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0:00.0	the essence here that once you have something that you can measure your performance against,
0:06.4	then it becomes clear that if you want to change your performance, something has to happen. And I think that's where purposeful practice or if you
0:17.3	actually are in a domain here where we would argue that there is a teacher who actually has validated techniques for helping you
0:26.1	bridge that gap or bridge part of the gap with basically known training methods.
0:34.0	But it is sort of, I think, you know, the really magic here of learning,
0:38.0	you know, how you try to do your best
0:41.0	and then basically how do you actually get further than your very best.
0:47.5	And I think that's where you need to basically have that background in terms of teachers,
0:53.4	because if you're already doing what you think is the best,
0:56.4	how would you basically then figure out
0:58.6	how to improve that further?
1:00.3	And I think that's where a teacher
1:02.2	would be able to see and compare you against other individuals
1:06.7	and now see what is it that you need to be changing in order to actually increase your accuracy or the speed or power or the quality of the ideas that you're generating.
1:21.0	And I think that's really the heart of deliberate practice where you're not really just trying to do exactly the same thing.
1:30.0	You're actually trying to do it slightly differently in a way that would allow you
1:35.0	you know to basically be on the path here or reaching a higher level of
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