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toniclark's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this. It wasn't big news to me. I have long believed that the ideas of talent and genius are myths. Success in any field requires a lot of hard work — FOCUSED hard work. The book contains lots of interesting stories. It's good on audio, with a good narrator (I'm picky). I didn't realize until well into the book that it was published in 2009. I'd love to read some more up-to-date info/research on deep practice and accelerated learning.
mnstucki's review against another edition
4.0
A great look at how skills of all types are built. The beginning seemed to repeat itself and drag a bit, but I think that was mostly because I was already somewhat familiar with the process and purposes of myelination. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the second half of the book and how much there was that I really had to mentally digest. I decided to listen to it because I'm going through a sort of quarter-life-crisis right now because the last year of work has not been kind to me and I'm wondering if I should have chosen a different field, or what other talents I might have and how I could turn them into a career. The information about being a master coach was really interesting and I reflected on its relevance to my job as a teacher and why I chose the field in the first place.
Some of the stories used as examples are a bit outdated now--my husband listened to the last hour and a half of the book with me and pointed out that the story about Jamarcus Russell is not completely relevant/helpful to the point the author is trying to make because of how things ended up turning out with his NFL career.
The book definitely gets better as it goes and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to better understand the mechanics of skill/talent.
Some of the stories used as examples are a bit outdated now--my husband listened to the last hour and a half of the book with me and pointed out that the story about Jamarcus Russell is not completely relevant/helpful to the point the author is trying to make because of how things ended up turning out with his NFL career.
The book definitely gets better as it goes and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to better understand the mechanics of skill/talent.
iraxl's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Interesting view on strengthening brain connection pathways with deliberate practice.
amalies's review against another edition
4.0
Truthfully, I learned a bit about myelin in a class in college about teaching music to young (newborn-5 yr old) children. This book spends A LOT of time reaffirming the fact that the connections you make to the brain in learning any skill are the thing that makes you talented. It does drag in the beginning of the book in this heavy matter. However, it was a great affirmation as a teacher by profession that the three main things I worry about, concern myself with, spend time teaching my students how to do, fit within the authors categories of good deep practice, ignition of interest/fire or motivation and master coaches. I read this book with the intent I could learn something or a wording that might help me communicate with the parents of my students better. I would say that I learned and took many notes and enjoyed the book. I give it a 4-star rating because much of the information was just said in a different way than I have been presented in many books near this subject.
trees75's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting book that looks at the impact of "deep practice" on the development of myelination in the brain. Coyle does an excellent job of weaving the science in with anecdotal stories which keeps the reader engaged. I particularly enjoyed his connection to the education field and how we teach reading to students.
kparrott's review against another edition
4.0
Pretty good book.
Good motivation for working out/working hard at something as well as a good book for coaches to read
Good motivation for working out/working hard at something as well as a good book for coaches to read