Three ways experts differ from the rest of us
How do people become experts in any field, including writing? I recently read Geoff Colvin’s Talent Is Overrated. Colvin is an editor for Fortune magazine, so his main interest is in improving corporate performance. However, he writes about the research on the differences between expert and novice performances in areas ranging from sports to music. My focus, of course, was writing and how I might become a better writer. I like his claim of talent being overrated. I’m not sure I even believe…
