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How to Overcome the “Curse of the Expert”

Tuesday, December 23, 2014
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Try this experiment: Grab a partner. Now, tap out the tune of a well known song on an available surface while your buddy tries to guess what it is. Give him or her at least three tries.

I bet all three guesses were wrong, despite of the fact that you could hear the song in your head as clear as day, right? Is your partner an idiot? No, but you are suffering from the curse of the expert.

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The curse of the expert is what makes it so hard to develop training on your area of expertise. It is a litt

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