The latest episode of the Freakonomics Radio podcast is called “How to Become Great at Just About Anything“, and it’s all about the concept of concerted practice that we tackled in the first couple of weeks of Media 1. There are some great interviewees including Malcolm Gladwell and psychologist/sociologist Anders Ericsson, who has done some prominent work in the field of expertise and development.

It adds some important context around the concept of the “10,000 hour rule”, including that just practice by itself is not enough – one must also have a number of other advantages too (talent, opportunity, support, etc.). Good things to keep in mind!