Imitation is the Sincerest Form Of Learning

Imitators are often viewed as inferior, lacking in creativity. Not so fast. Good imitators are worthy in themselves, and imitation is usually prerequisite to good creativity. Imitate the masters and that becomes suffused into your creativity. Imitation is also a good way to learn the basics. I offer examples in my Psychology Today article today.

How to Become an Expert: Making the most of the 3 keys to mastery.

A number of my clients want to become an expert at something. It matters less what it is. They just want to become a master at something.

My Psychology Today article today offers thoughts on how to make the most of the three tools toward mastery: school, out-of-school learning, and practice.

Attaining Mastery: How to gain "a feel for it"

The difference between competent and excellent is feel: a feel for when and how to say what, when and how to touch your romantic partner, when and how to play the next note, how firmly to press the scalpel.  My Psychology Today article today describes how to gain feel: at the essence of mastery.