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 Saturday June 14 2008

Average to Expert

Teach 42 has an interesting post about Average Joe morphing into Joe Expert. I found it to be interesting and makes me think about the people who I consider to be experts in their various fields.

In my mind it comes down to having the courage to present their ideas (written or spoken), having the background knowledge to support those ideas, and finally the experience that lends authority to their voice. Experience to me is the key to being an expert especially in light of Ericssons views on expertise. I’ve used articles by Ericsson in two essays and referred to them many times in conversations with colleagues and friends.



Sean. inscribed these words of wisdom on Saturday Jun 14, 2008 at 10:09 AM
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Charles wrote 102 words  on  Sunday Jun 15, 2008  at  04:48 AM United States

What you’re saying is not quite the same as the idea of expert as noted in Ericssons’ views. As the paper states,

Most individuals who start as active professionals or as beginners in a domain change their behavior and increase their performance for a limited time until they reach an acceptable level. Beyond this point, however, further improvements appear to be unpredictable and the number of years of work and leisure experience in a domain is a poor predictor of attained performance (Ericsson & Lehmann, 1996).

You might also look at Philip Ross’s review of expertise in The Expert Mind (Scientific American).

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