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A review by davidr
The Talent Code: Unlocking the Secret of Skill in Sports, Art, Music, Math, and Just About Everything Else by Daniel Coyle
4.0
The thesis of this excellent book is that talent is developed by the right kind of practice. This practice repeatedly fires the correct neurons, which develops the myelin sheaths that surround these neurons; a positive feedback ensues, further strengthening the neuron connections.
Brute repetition is not the type of practice that the author recommends; he discusses a "deep" practice that breaks down a complex skill into component parts, and repeats the parts until they become perfect and ingrained. The right type of coach can enormously speed up the process, and help one to learn from one's mistakes.
The most interesting part of the book are the visits the author makes to so-called "talent hot-beds". These are places that where skills are built with extraordinary results, all out of proportion to their size, or the quality of their environment or facilities. Well worth reading!
Brute repetition is not the type of practice that the author recommends; he discusses a "deep" practice that breaks down a complex skill into component parts, and repeats the parts until they become perfect and ingrained. The right type of coach can enormously speed up the process, and help one to learn from one's mistakes.
The most interesting part of the book are the visits the author makes to so-called "talent hot-beds". These are places that where skills are built with extraordinary results, all out of proportion to their size, or the quality of their environment or facilities. Well worth reading!