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: ...

Elite athletes and world-class musicians don’t achieve mastery by simply showing up to games or rehearsals. They reach the pinnacle of their fields through deliberate practice—a methodology that ...

Have you ever wondered why some people are really good at what they do? The science behind why some people have extraordinary abilities — an area of research known as expert performance — seeks to ...

Olympic athletes, elite chess players, virtuoso musicians and other masters of their craft achieve success, according to the science of expertise, through a process called “deliberate practice.” Can ...

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.

Some people are dramatically better at activities like sports, music and chess than other people. Take the basketball great Stephen Curry. This past season, breaking the record he set last year by ...