Peak
Secrets from the New Science of Expertise
by Anders Ericsson
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“After being quoted in many books, the guy who coined ?deliberate practice?, and spent his career studying just that, finally writes his own take on it. But I've already loved ?The Talent Code?, ?The Little Book of Talent?, ?Moonwalking with Einstein?, ?Talent is Overrated?, and ?Little Bets?, which are all about this same field. So I didn't get much new out of it, but if you haven't already read those, maybe start here at the horse's mouth. | After being quoted in many books, the guy who coined “deliberate practice”, and spent his career studying just that, finally writes his own take on it. But I've already loved “The Talent Code”, “The Little Book of Talent”, “Moonwalking with Einstein”, “Talent is Overrated”, and “Little Bets”, which are all about this same field. So I didn't get much new out of it, but if you haven't already read those, maybe start here at the horse's mouth. | If you are interested in the science of expertise and high performance, I highly recommend reading Anders' book "Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise":”
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“This book is a breakthrough, a lyrical, powerful, sciencebased narrative that actually shows us how to get better (much better) at the things we care about.”—Seth Godin, author of Linchpin “Anyone who wants to get better at anything should read [Peak]. Rest assured that the book is not mere theory. Ericsson’s research focuses on the real world, a...
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“After being quoted in many books, the guy who coined ?deliberate practice?, and spent his career studying just that, finally writes his own take on it. But I've already loved ?The Talent Code?, ?The Little Book of Talent?, ?Moonwalking with Einstein?, ?Talent is Overrated?, and ?Little Bets?, which are all about this same field. So I didn't get much new out of it, but if you haven't already read those, maybe start here at the horse's mouth. | After being quoted in many books, the guy who coined “deliberate practice”, and spent his career studying just that, finally writes his own take on it. But I've already loved “The Talent Code”, “The Little Book of Talent”, “Moonwalking with Einstein”, “Talent is Overrated”, and “Little Bets”, which are all about this same field. So I didn't get much new out of it, but if you haven't already read those, maybe start here at the horse's mouth. | If you are interested in the science of expertise and high performance, I highly recommend reading Anders' book "Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise":”
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