Bounce: Mozart, Federer, Picasso, Beckham, and the Science of Success, (Paperback)

from piersanti

An interesting book about how people like Mozart and Federer really got good (hint: it's not because they were naturally good or had innate talent).

from automatthias

Bounce made me rethink (still in progress) how I approach my day to day activities. Which ones I would like to get good at? And which ones I would just like to enjoy while passing time? Which ones I would continue to enjoy while improving my skills?The chapter about purposeful practice is very us...

from charlierb3

About: Syed covers why successful people become so excellent at their craft. Pros: Very interesting, shows the importance of practice, well written with good examples. Cons: First section is pretty much a rehash of Gladwell's Outliers. Grade: B+

from madcurrin

So it turns out there's no such thing as talent, there's only hard work. This concept is immediately counter-intuitive, but the further through Bounce you get, the more it makes sense. They've identified ten years as the magic time it takes to produce a world champion - and only if that ten years...

from devilish2

Most of this book I found interesting. The premise that you need 10,000 hours of focussed, interested practice that extends you, rather than repeating the first hour 10,000 times was probably what I got most from this book. I found the sections on African runners a little bit off topic and the se...