Quotes About Expertise

If a man love the labour of any trade apart from any question of success or fame, the gods have called him.

It was typical George Stout: detailed, timely, and understated. Here was a man that was never hurried. Who was careful. Punctual. Precise. An expert and a precisionist makes his analysis first, he always said, then his decision.

The skilled observer, not the machine, was the essence of conservation.

Stephanie knew mat in many things

the more specialized you become, the more you are trapped and dependent on that specialty.

There is a tremendous difference between a broker who sells houses and a broker who sells investments

many financial advisors are not rich nor are they successful investors.

As we leave our comfort zones, the ancient brain gets triggered. As we raise our expertise and lift our influence, it gets frightened by the change.

Do anything long enough and you'll get some depth of insight and understanding about it.

Clarity breeds mastery.

leadership is about knowing very little about most things and a staggering amount about a few things

Be a virtuoso. A standout. An exceptionalist.

Specifically, a performer must invest at least two hours and forty-four minutes of daily improvement on their chosen skill for ten years, as preeminent psychologist Anders Ericsson of Florida State University has taught us through his groundbreaking research.

This partly reflects the Balkanization of history – that scholars attend only to their special time and place. But, for the most part, it reflects that far too many scholars rely on the received wisdom, even on matters central to their subject.

When I write, I fall into the zone many writers, painters, musicians, athletes, and craftsmen of all sorts seem to share: In doing something I enjoy and am expert at, deliberate thought falls aside and it is all just THERE. I think of the next word no more than the composer thinks of the next note.

I think he knows exactly what he is doing, and whether we like it or not, I think he is the only one who can deal with the present situation.

He downplayed the significance of technical knowledge in business. "I never felt the need of scientific knowledge, have never felt it. A young man who wants to succeed in business does not require chemistry or physics. He can always hire scientists.

I never felt the need of scientific knowledge, have never felt it. A young man who wants to succeed in business does not require chemistry or physics. He can always hire scientists.

John, I might have known it. You do things better and more easily than anyone else.

McGregor won Rockefeller's absolute trust on all technical matters.

From an engineering standpoint, Pierpont knew little about railroads.

He had many formal qualifications. He was rated expert on all small arms. He had won an inter-service thousand-yard rifle competition with a record score. Anecdotally his fitness reports rated him well above average in the classroom, excellent in the field, fluently bilingual in English and French, passable in Spanish, outstanding on all man-portable weaponry, and beyond outstanding at hand-to-hand combat. Susan knew what that last rating meant. Like having a running chain saw thrown at you.

When asked about what do you do. Flesh it out. Throw out some delicious facts about your job for new acquaintances to munch on.

Technique is noticed most markedly in the case of those who have not mastered it.