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: ...

In the late 1970s, Anders Ericsson devised a very boring experiment. His subject, Steve Faloon, was instructed to memorize random strings of numbers. Ericsson’s interest was in how many numbers Steve ...

Seeking sports excellence? Follow the example of elite performers. Expert athletic skill isn’t something you’re born with and doesn’t randomly happen. The expertise of athletes—as well as singers, ...

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 ...

D. Zachary Hambrick receives funding from the Office of Naval Research and the National Science Foundation. The research discussed in this article was funded by the Bank of Sweden Tercentenary ...

According to a recent survey by the Society of Human Resource Management, 97 percent of employers say that reliability is a very or extremely important qualification for an entry-level job; it’s at ...

As a teenager in Sweden, Anders Ericsson used to play chess against one of his classmates, a boy considerably worse at the game than Ericsson. Every time they'd play, Ericsson would trounce him. Then ...