"That's a whole 'nother chips n' guac" - Kevin Sanji, co-host Hard work and experience can make you worse at what you do. This sounds absolutely bat-nut insane and it sounds wrong - but it's not. I'll take you back to the 70's, the early 1900's, and back to the present to a modern-day Japanese pushup champion to uncover why we get worse with hard work and experience (and, of course, what to do instead). In this episode, we cover:  - Why Steve Faloon's short-term memory mattered - The nature of hard work and experience over a long period of time - How to become an expert at what you do  - The key to expert performance - at anything Huge thanks to Anders Ericsson's book Peak - which inspired this. For more info, go to www.realtalkstudio.com.   P.S. We got an email list. Join the Insider list here - get bonus content, get your mind blown every Tuesday, and get your questions answered.    Production and Credits Host, Producer, Sound Design, and Editing: Mohnish Soundararajan Huge thanks to Ander Ericsson and Robert Pool for all the research covered in Peak Co-Host: Kevin Sanji Feedback: Jarrod Sport, Kevin Sanji, Justine Brumm  Intro Music: Electric Mantis  Attribution: Victor 78rpm Album M-399. (013663 - 013670). Recorded July 6-7, 1933. Alfred Cortot's Chopin, Ballad No. 1 in G Minor, Op 23