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Peak

Secrets from the New Science of Expertise

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Peak

By: Robert Pool, Anders Ericsson
Narrated by: Geoffrey Beevers
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Mozart wasn't born with perfect pitch. Most athletes are not born with any natural advantage. Three world-class chess players were sisters whose success was planned by their parents before they were even born.

Anders Ericsson has spent 30 years studying the special ones - the geniuses, sports stars and musical prodigies. And his remarkable finding, revealed in Peak, is that their special abilities are acquired through training. The innate 'gift' of talent is a myth. Exceptional individuals are born with just one unique ability, shared by us all - the ability to develop our brains and bodies through our own efforts.

Anders Ericsson's research was the inspiration for the popular '10,000-hour rule', but, he tells us, this rule is only the beginning of the story. It's not just the hours that are important but how you use them. We all have the seeds of excellence within us - it's merely a question of how to make them grow.

With a bit of guidance, you'll be amazed at what the average person can achieve. The astonishing stories in Peak prove that potential is what you make it.

©2016 Anders Ericsson (P)2016 Random House Audiobooks Memory Improvement Personal Development Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Science Stress Management Inspiring

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Loved this book. I have been listening to it slowly over a year a chapter at a time during my morning exercise. Every chapter has amazing and practical insights. You have to read or listen to it several times for the concepts to keep sinking in. Its timeless and I think I will be re-reading it soon. Highly recommended

A mine full of wealth

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One of the best books i have ever read. I highly recommend it to everyone.

Great Book

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Excellent book for anyone who wants to underestand the science behind high achievement.

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Numerous examples provided as background to the science.

The science behind high performance

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This one goes into my top 5 books.
Well written and very good research gone into it.
Something we can certainly apply to our lives.
Only down side for me was the narrators voice was a struggle to keep interest with. I'd recommend listening to at at least 1.5x speed.

Great book

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A great narration, slightly repetitive in places, some fascinating cases, could have been at least 2 hours shorter

Powerful case for deliberate practice

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Empowering. The best way to improve examined. Weakness: doesn't answer the question fully about what environmental factors supercede practice and doesn't consider the work world much. Overall worth a listen, very well read and laid out arguments in a meaningful fashion

These are the guys that wrote Gladwell's rhymes

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Well written book with plenty of scientific references and an outstanding perspective. This book is exactly what I needed: food for thought for not giving up on things I am interested in pursuing.

Excellent Book

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The descriptions of the experiences of the users of this method are nothing short of fascinating. I’m ready to try this myself!

Fascinating

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This book has changed my life. It ties together alot of things that I've felt for a long while!

Paradigm shift

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essential listening for anyone wanting to learn new skills, improve how tou learn and improve learning in others

a little dry at points world changing knowledge

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