Tag Archives: Expertise

Luigi Zingales argues that this is the underlying reason for the Brexit vote and the rise of Donald Trump.

The Economist reviews a new book—“Peak”—by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool: Most notable is the “10,000 hour rule”: the idea that anyone can become an expert if they put in the time, a theme popularised by writers like Malcolm Gladwell. At the heart of Mr Ericsson’s thesis is that there is no such thing as natural ability. Not for Mozart, nor for Garry Kasparov. Traits favourable to a task, such as perfect musical pitch, help at the outset but confer no advantage at higher levels. Rather,...