A review by amalies
The Talent Code: Unlocking the Secret of Skill in Sports, Art, Music, Math, and Just About Everything Else by Daniel Coyle

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.