Expertise is ‘Just’ Pattern Matching

Experts rely on embodied experience, which enables them to reach the state of virtuosity. An expert in academic writing has a feel for the process, an acquired intuition for which task will bring one closer to the finished manuscript and what is only a distraction.

it appears the path to mastery is through acquiring the specific knowledge and methods of the expert.

Do. Mastery requires practice. But not just any practice will do. Our brains are fantastic effort-saving machines, which can be both a tremendous advantage and a curse.

how the mind of a great intuitionist such as Feynman operated. He, too, focused on principles first, building off examples that cut straight to the heart of what the problem represented rather than focusing on superficial features. His ability to do this was also built off an impressive library of stored physics and math patterns. His mental calcul

opportunities present themselves. Those similar opportunities enable you to see the patterns. Observations emerge as you notice the patterns, articulate the insight, and apply the findings in your speaking, writing, and advising. Without pattern matching, there is no intelligence. Without similar scenarios, there is no pattern matching. Without a t