Anders Ericsson: Mastering Your Craft Through Deliberate Practice




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Summary: <p>Ever heard the phrase “practice makes perfect?” According to Anders Ericsson, that’s only true if that practice is done deliberately and not simply absently-mindedly. He discusses the idea of deliberate practice and how to apply that not only to technical fields and artistic practices, but also to our daily work lives.</p> <p><a href="https://www.grove.co/home" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Grove Collaborative</a> – It’s possible you don’t give much thought to the cleaning products you purchase. But it turns out, many of the household cleaning products we use are filled with chemicals that can be very toxic for our environment and even us. That’s where Grove Collaborative comes in. They’re on a mission to help every family create a healthy and sustainable home. They sell eco-friendly and non-toxic products you can use around your house. Go to <a href="https://www.grove.co/s/podlp1?offer=unmistakablecreativepod18&amp;utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=Infoffer&amp;utm_campaign=unmistakablecreative&amp;utm_term=acquisition&amp;utm_content=independent" target="_blank" rel="noopener">grove.co/creative </a>for a special offer that includes a $30 gift set, a free 60-day VIP membership, and a bonus gift when you sign up and place an order of $20 or more!</p> <p><a href="http://unmistakablecreative.com/audience-of-one/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">An Audience of One</a> – To pre-order Srini’s upcoming book and to learn about all the pre-order bonuses Unmistakable Creative listeners can get, visit <a href="http://unmistakablecreative.com/audience-of-one/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">unmistakablecreative.com/audience</a>. You can download a free chapter of <em>An Audience of One</em> while there too!</p> <p><em>Anders Ericsson is a Swedish psychologist and Conradi Eminent Scholar and Professor of Psychology at Florida State University who is internationally recognized as a researcher in the psychological nature of expertise and human performance. He focuses primarily on the idea of deliberate practice as a means of how expert performers acquire their superior performance.</em></p> <p>Ever heard the phrase “practice makes perfect?” According to Anders Ericsson, that’s only true if that practice is done deliberately and not simply absently-mindedly. He discusses the idea of deliberate practice and how to apply that not only to technical fields and artistic practices, but also to our daily work lives.</p> <p><a href="https://www.grove.co/home" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Grove Collaborative</a> – It’s possible you don’t give much thought to the cleaning products you purchase. But it turns out, many of the household cleaning products we use are filled with chemicals that can be very toxic for our environment and even us. That’s where Grove Collaborative comes in. They’re on a mission to help every family create a healthy and sustainable home. They sell eco-friendly and non-toxic products you can use around your house. Go to <a href="https://www.grove.co/s/podlp1?offer=unmistakablecreativepod18&amp;utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=Infoffer&amp;utm_campaign=unmistakablecreative&amp;utm_term=acquisition&amp;utm_content=independent" target="_blank" rel="noopener">grove.co/creative </a>for a special offer that includes a $30 gift set, a free 60-day VIP membership, and a bonus gift when you sign up and place an order of $20 or more!</p> <p><a href="http://unmistakablecreative.com/audience-of-one/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">An Audience of One</a> – To pre-order Srini’s upcoming book and to learn about all the pre-order bonuses Unmistakable Creative listeners can get, visit <a href="http://unmistakablecreative.com/audience-of-one/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">unmistakablecreative.com/audience</a>. You can download a free chapter of <em>An Audience of One</em> while there too!</p> <p><em>Anders Ericsson is a S</em></p>