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I am your host, Michael Covel, not filtered, raw, honest.

That's my passion.

Today I want to go back in time to bring out one of my favorite past episodes, Anders Erickson.

He is a Swedish psychologist and Conradi eminent scholar and professor of psychology at Florida State University.

Most famously recognized internationally as a researcher in the psychological nature of expertise and human performance.

Now, if you have not heard this episode in the past, or if you have heard it, you know right there that it's for you.

It's for everyone.

Developing expertise, improving performance.

Anders Erickson has dedicated his life to that goal. It took me several years to get him onto my show,

even though I happened to have gone to grad school at Florida State University, and that was a little bit of a connection to get his attention. But by the time I asked him to appear, I had 400 plus episodes,

so it looked like I knew what I was doing a little bit. And he came onto my show for nearly 90 minutes.

His book, his fabulous book, Peek, P-E-A-K, you must read. And look, let's be honest,

if you can't learn anything from Anders Erickson, if you can't figure out a way to take his

insights and actually come to a new understanding of expertise and performance, please retire.

You're done.

Go out to pasture.

Start chewing on grass.

You don't have anything left.

Because if you are so close-minded that you literally don't get that Anders Erickson is changing

your mind to something better right now.

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