Hey Podcast family!
Remember about two years ago, when I mentioned that Afford Anything would start hosting in-person live events?
Then came a pandemic and ruined all our plans. 😑
Now we’ve turned a corner, and we’re excited about hosting a live workshop and retreat again.
We’re hosting a three-day event in New York City on August 20-22, dedicated to figuring out the next ten years.
And here’s a page that explains evvvverything, including the agenda.
Sign up and grab one of our discounted tickets by August 9.
See you in New York!
What do you typically attribute someone’s success to?
Their talent?
Their determination?
The hours they’ve spent practicing?
These are the typical stories of success that we hear, but these stories are outdated.
Dr. Ron Friedman, award-winning social psychologist, dove deep into the research. He looked at how the best artists, athletes, and entrepreneurs get to the top of their game.
The credit doesn’t go to talent or work ethic.
Instead, the credit goes to the framework these top performers used to learn.
Dr. Friedman distills his research in his new book, Decoding Greatness, and explains how we can use this same framework to improve our skills and achieve greatness.
In this interview, Dr. Friedman discusses:
- Why reverse engineering is at the crux of success
- How to use collections and templates to elevate our skills
- The scoreboard principle, with which we can measure anything
- How to ensure you’re measuring the things that will help you achieve greatness
- Why you need counter-metrics in place (and the danger in over-optimizing for one thing)
- The process of making implicit learning more explicit
- The three dimensions of practice and why one isn’t enough
Dr. Friedman shares actionable insights and wisdom that anyone can use in any area of life. Whether you want to improve your writing, drawing, gardening, listening, or athletic ability, this framework is applicable.
You’ll like this episode if you want to…
- systematically develop or improve a certain skillset
- discover the learning framework the best artists, athletes, and businesspeople use to improve and hone their craft
- unlock and harness the power of reverse engineering greatness
Resources Mentioned:
- Decoding Greatness, by Dr. Ron Friedman | Book
- Decodinggreatness.com | Website
- Ronfriedmanphd.com | Website
- Ignite80.com | Website
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