It’s a compelling idea: With a fair amount of concentration and hard work, we can become experts in any field we choose. Malcolm Gladwell popularized the theory in his 2008 book, Outliers. Based off ...

In prior lessons we learned some of the key principles of memorization: Lesson 1: encoding, consolidation, retrieval, reconsolidation Lesson 2: getting motivated Lesson 3: paying attention Lesson 8: ...