(Deliberate) practice makes perfect: how to become an expert in anything
The human race is out-doing itself.
We’re faster, smarter, stronger, more emotionally-intelligent and artistically-gifted than ever before.
Take a look at any profession in the world today.
From music to maths to track running, the previously-impossible is being achieved every day.
Where does this continuous, steep upswing in the standards of excellence come from?
No, there hasn’t been a surge of extraordinarily talented people being born.
The myths of mastery
How long does it take to become a master of your craft?
Is talent something you’re born with, or something you acquire through learning?
And what do highly-skilled people do differently from the rest of us mortals?
Researchers have been searching for answers to these questions for decades. And recently, they made a surprising discovery.
The crème de la crème — or ‘expert performers’, as they’re officially known — all have something in common.
