In prior lessons we learned some of the key principles of memorization: Lesson 1: encoding, consolidation, retrieval, reconsolidation Lesson 2: getting motivated Lesson 3: paying attention Lesson 8: ...

Daniel Coyle, discussed the idea of "deliberate practice" as a way of achieving excellence in his book, The Talent Code. Yet, his main focus was on the role of myelin in increasing the speed of ...

Let’s say that you like to play the piano. Maybe you even want to be an expert one day–that way you could write songs for your crush, get in touch with your inner Beethoven, and lead barroom chorales.

Managers make a wide range of decisions, from routine calls they face on a recurring basis, to large-scale strategic decisions they may encounter just once in their careers. For issues that are often ...

the key components that help athletes progress to an expert level. The success of deliberate practice suggests that a coach prioritize deliberate practice strategies in team training and relegate ...

The ten-thousand hour rule, made famous by Malcolm Gladwell in his 2008 book Outliers hasn’t aged well. In 2019, the scientist behind the study that inspired that rule explained that if you really ...

As a business coach, I talk to thousands of leaders every year. Great business owners who have built and scaled businesses to serve their industry and their customers. Yet almost everyone I talk to ...

Practice doesn't make it perfect. Deliberate practice may have less influence in building expertise than previously thought, according to an analysis by researchers at Princeton University, Michigan ...

This is the first in a series of three reflections on “Go See, Ask Why, Show Respect.” In addition to being a lean practitioner in the insurance industry, I am an artist by training. I tend mostly ...