27D – Interview with Anders Ericsson, FSU, The New Science of Expertise

27D
A discussion with Anders Ericsson, Professor of Psychology at Florida State University and co-author of the new book: Peak: The Secrets from the New Science of Expertise. We touch on topics including purposeful vs deliberate practice, whether achieving automaticity can hinder becoming an expert, whether skill acquisition is linear, being able to coach yourself, and a different role for genetics in skill acquisition.
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More information about my guest:
https://psy.fsu.edu/faculty/ericsson.dp.html
Peak: The New Science of Expertise

More information:
My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)
My ASU Web page
Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)
Twitter: @Shakeywaits
Email: robgray@asu.edu

Credits:
The Flamin’ Groovies – Shake Some Action
Lo Fi is Hi Fi – I’m on a Talk Show
Mark Lanegan – Saint Louis Elegy
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