5/31/2023 0 Comments Nytimes crossword archive![]() ![]() I’m not sure how folk dancing and crossword puzzles ended up in the same category, but nevertheless, the point is clear: Ericsson, the preeminent authority on expertise and human performance, doesn’t believe crossword puzzles can be mastered in a predictable, accelerated fashion. Whatever methods there are seem slapdash and produce unpredictable results”. In Ericsson’s book Peak, he explains that “some activities, such as playing music in pop music groups, solving crossword puzzles, and folk dancing, have no standard training approaches. Why the Saturday NYT puzzle?Īccording to Anders Ericsson, the researcher of expertise whose work is the basis for Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000 hour rule, crossword puzzles are one of the few things that can’t be mastered in any systematic way. ![]() Today, I start a new month and a new challenge: With only one month of practice, can I complete a Saturday New York Times crossword puzzle in one sitting without any aid.
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