David Epstein: 10,000 Hours Is A Lie! The Morning Habit That’s Secretly Ruining Your Day!

David Epstein: 10,000 Hours Is A Lie! The Morning Habit That’s Secretly Ruining Your Day!

Does 10,000 hours make you a master, or have we been sold a lie? David Epstein provides the real solutions to boosting productivity and mastering skills David Epstein is a journalist, speaker, and New York Times best-selling author of books such as, ‘Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World’ and ‘The Sports Gene: Talent, Practice and the Truth About Success’. In this conversation, David and Steven discuss topics such as, how to become more successful at work, the link between phone addiction and life challenges, how to master something new, and the importance of failure. (00:00) Intro (01:31) Why Do You Do What You Do? (02:04) What Areas Of Self-Improvement Do You Focus On? (04:33) How Can People Get Better (05:16) The Connection Between Fulfillment And Growth (07:06) How To Be Successful And Fulfilled (11:18) How David Found His Purpose (13:34) What Is The 10,000-Hour Rule? (21:20) Why People Focus On Exceptions Rather Than The Norm (23:46) How To Boost Productivity (26:34) The Explore/Exploit Tradeoff (32:11) How To Increase Productivity At An Individual Level (35:27) Experiments You Should Be Running For Success (37:00) What Is Steven Great At But Not Utilizing? (39:23) David's Hidden Talents: What He's Not Using (41:23) How To Become A Better Learner (45:20) The Hypercorrection Effect (46:35) Building Connections Through Knowledge (53:06) What Is A Wicked Learning Environment? (55:11) The Secret Behind Nintendo’s Success (57:51) How Important Is Focus For Achieving Success? (01:00:23) Is Music Hurting Your Concentration? (01:04:58) The Impact Of Notifications On Your Brain (01:08:52) Why General Learning Beats Specialization (01:13:27) The Risks Of Specializing Too Early (01:19:00) How To Discover And Pursue Your Passion (01:21:28) Why Grit Is The Key To Success (01:24:31) How To Achieve Flow In Your Passion (01:26:29) Are Neurodivergent People Geniuses? (01:33:44) Apple & General Magic: How Focus And Constraints Lead To Success (01:37:32) Should We Be Concerned About AI? (01:46:24) The Most Important Idea We Haven't Discussed Yet (01:48:23) Can Trainability Be Measured? (01:49:46) What Are Serial Innovators? (01:53:11) The Most Important Idea In David's Work (01:59:49) The Dangers Of Specialism (02:03:33) What Is Your Biggest Fear & How Do You Plan To Face It Follow David: Instagram - https://g2ul0.app.link/wckK1TuFsMb Twitter - https://g2ul0.app.link/aPFtIkxFsMb You can purchase David’s book, ‘Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World’, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/HrmuHjgLtMb Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACEpisodes My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACBook You can purchase the The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards: Second Edition, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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