Do You Know How to Copy the Work of a Master?

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i'm going togve you a study that really, i think, shatters some of the stigma around studying other people closely. The contributions people have made before us are, ou know, uneracible. They're their bedrock. And then we build on top of them. So far from making you a copy cat or a hack, taking the time to study someone else's work more closely actually makes you better.

Ron Friedman, an award-winning social psychologist who specializes in human motivation. Ron has served on the faculty of the University of Rochester, Nazareth College, and Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and has consulted for some of the world’s most successful organizations. Ron's new book is Decoding Greatness: How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success. In this conversation, Ron shares how using reverse engineering helps to master new skills faster.

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