Welcome back to another super practical episode of The Dr. & The Nurse! This week on the show David welcomes Grayson Boucher, aka “The Professor,” professional street basketball player turned content creator best known for his creative take on the game. During their conversation David and The Professor talk skill mastery: how to attain that level of achievement in any area, if it really takes 10,000 hours to truly master something, and the relationship between creativity and execution. This first part of the episode wraps up with The Professor outlining how he translated skill mastery of basketball into skill mastery in the content creation world.

Dr. Daniel Amen joins David for pt. 2, looking at what’s actually going on in The Professor’s brain when he talks about creatively mastering a new basketball move or video edit. Though Dr. Amen believes everyone is inherently creative, he cautions listeners with employing creativity too early when attempting to master a new skill—instead encouraging them to perform slowly and deliberately before adding in their own dose of creativity. The two also hit on how to use the skills you’ve developed in one area to help attain success in a totally different arena.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction to Skill Mastery and Creativity

03:01 Mindset and Flow State in Performance

05:54 The Process of Skill Acquisition

08:48 Deliberate Practice vs. 10,000 Hours

12:01 Visualization and Mental Preparation

15:01 Transitional Skill Mastery

18:02 The Artist's Approach to Basketball

20:56 Future Aspirations and Expanding Horizons

24:05 Conclusion and Societal Impact

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