244. How to Become Great at Just About Anything
244. How to Become Great at Just About Anything  
Podcast: Freakonomics Radio
Published On: Thu Apr 28 2016
Description: What if the thing we call "talent" is grotesquely overrated? And what if deliberate practice is the secret to excellence? Those are the claims of the research psychologist Anders Ericsson, who has been studying the science of expertise for decades. He tells us everything he's learned.