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

A discussion with Anders Ericsson, Professor of Psychology atFlorida State University and co-author of the new book: Peak: TheSecrets from the New Science of Expertise. We touch on topicsincluding purposeful vs deliberate practice, whether achievingautomaticity can hinder becoming an expert, whether skillacquisition is linear, being able to coach yourself, and adifferent role for genetics in skill acquisition.

More information about my guest:

https://psy.fsu.edu/faculty/ericsson.dp.html

Peak: The Secrets from the New Science of Expertise

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

MyResearch Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASUWeb page

Podcast Facebookpage (videos, pics, etc)

Twitter: @Shakeywaits