Anders K. Ericsson discovered the “10,000” hour rule. I had him on my podcast in 2016 to talk about peak performance. (One of my favorite topics.) And he broke down the steps every individual should follow to learn and MASTER a skill.

Links and Resources

Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise by Dr. K Anders Ericsson and Robert Poole

Also Mentioned

Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

The Polgar SIsters (the 3 best female Hungarian chess players ever)

Laszlo Polgar (chess teacher who raised 3 chess prodigies his daughters)

The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance

Mozart - considered the most talented prodigy in music history, Anders disputes this

Magnus Carlsen - the best chess player in the world at age 12

Michelangelo

Picasso - one of the best painters of his time

Andy Warhol - in the 1950s he was a master illustrator

The Boston Marathon

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