The Talent Code
Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown.
Daniel Coyle
'Talent. You've either got it or you haven't.' Not true, actually.In The Talent Code, award-winning journalist Daniel Coyle draws on cutting-edge research to reveal that, far from being some abstract mystical power fixed at birth, ability really can be created and nurtured.In the process, he considers talent at work in venues as diverse as a music ...
Publish Date
2010-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
2010-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
First Published in 2009
Goodreads rating
4.04
ISBN
8601300078748
Recommendations
7
Recommendations
2015-07-10T16:20:10.000Z
A great book showing that deep practice - (struggling in certain targeted ways - operating at the edges of your ability, where you make mistakes - experiences where you're forced to slow down, make errors, and correct them) - is what really makes you improve at anything. – source2015-07-10T23:20:10.000Z
Highly recommend reading The Talent Code. Wonderful book w/ great insights. (thanks for the rec, @dhh) – source2015-07-10T16:20:10.000Z
Q: Is there a book that you’ve read more than once?
P.A.: Many, but the books I’ve read the most are: Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman, The Transformed Cell, The Talent Code, One Bullet Away and Mistakes Were Made. – source