Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else, (Paperback)

from JohnCouke

Offers an interesting interpretation of how people become successful, and what people to in order to practice in their given field effectively.

from tabascofromgudreads

Insightful analysis of excellence and excellent performance in any field. The point of the book is in the title: the concept of "innate talent", when it comes to great performance, is overrated in our society, because the number 1 element that generates great performance is something else. Taking...

from tabascofromgudreads

Insightful analysis of excellence and excellent performance in any field. The point of the book is in the title: the concept of "innate talent", when it comes to great performance, is overrated in our society, because the number 1 element that generates great performance is something else. Taking...

from stringsn88keys

Left me with a little bit of a chicken vs. egg thought... is talent really inherited intrinsic motivation and adaptability to the skill, or is this intrinsic motivation actually nurtured?

from JBreedlove

An interesting look at excellence. Colvin made clear that pushing yourself in areas of your selected expertise or "domain" where you need work is the way you become better at what you do and that memory can be expanded. All by hard work.