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Neil Buchanan - Formula-1 level decision making and development of expertise

Neil Buchanan - Formula-1 level decision making and development of expertise

Mentalrace vor 3 Jahren

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How do you develop such expertise that you are able to perform at
so high level under so many obstacles and pressures as
Sebastian Vettel did in the 2012 Brazil GP? Sebastian was leading
the championship 13 points ahead of Alonso before the race. In
the first lap, Sebastian collided with Bruno Senna and spun,
whilst Alonso made his way up in the pack, looking like the title
favourite then at the wet conditions. Sebastian seemed to do all
the right things after the disastrous start. How is this
possible? How is one able to "do the right thing" in chaotic and
complex situations? Why deliberate experience is better for
developing expertise than deliberate practice?

In this episode I got the chance to talk with a long-standing
colleague, great coach and academic, Dr. Neil Buchanan. We
discussed most of the time about expertise - what it is and how
to develop it, and brought about some practical examples from the
corporate and sport world - including Sebastians´ race in 2012.
For a more detailed record of what happened in that race, please
listen to the man himself in this podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li5ahzPxMmI

Dr. Neil Buchanan did his PhD in expertise and talent
development. He is currently director for the performance
psychology programme at University of Edinburgh. Neil also works
as a performance coach for Hintsa Performance and has his own
consultancy Overmind. Neil is a family man with wife and a
daughter, who enjoys hill walks in beautiful Scotland.

The specific topics we covered include narratives and their roles
in our lives & expertise, routine expertise vs. adaptive
expertise, psychological flexibility, fusing and defusing with
thoughts and emotions, naturalistic decision making and more.
Enjoy the episode!