If I were at a cocktail party with only a few minutes to explain the process of how to go from good to great at anything, I would use Anders Ericsson’s research. Ericsson, who passed away at the age of 72 in June, was known as the expert on how to become an expert. He […]
Yesterday I made the case for why the ability to overcome boredom is one of the most important mental skills you need to go from good to great. I call this mental skill mastering mental monotony. It takes an extreme amount of repetitive solo practice to become great at anything. Subsequently, if you can’t maintain […]
There is one mental skill that rarely gets recognition when it comes to identifying what makes an elite athlete an elite athlete. Research from renowned psychology professor, author, and “expert on experts” Anders Ericsson highlights this mental skill but doesn’t call it out specifically. In addition, sports psychology researchers and the authors of the ground […]