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A review by architr
The Talent Code: Unlocking the Secret of Skill in Sports, Art, Music, Math, and Just About Everything Else by Daniel Coyle
3.0
A) 2.5 stars rounded to 3. The author has an uncanny fascination with the word 'myelin' so much so that it's peppered in almost every page. The anecdotes used to explain the acquisition of mastery look endearing but are not impactful because the author never really explains HOW to develop/ hone the skills; the conclusion drawn from each anecdote is that MYELINATION is the answer behind quick acquisition of skills.
B) It reminds me of Nassim Taleb's "Lecturing Birds How To Fly" effect/ error of rationalism; academicians/ pseudo-psychologists always try to find out ways to codify/ formalise such natural processes of learning. Indeed, some parts of the learning process can be honed by human intervention i.e. Techniques. But, rest of it is just a person's natural pre-disposition.
C) Daniel Coyle, like Malcolm Gladwell, has misinterpreted K Anders Ericcson's research (on 10,000 hours). Anders had stated that Gladwell misinterpreted and over-simplified his findings in "Outliers" by peddling the "10,000 Hour Rule". Coyle has done the same by selling it as a snakeoil
B) It reminds me of Nassim Taleb's "Lecturing Birds How To Fly" effect/ error of rationalism; academicians/ pseudo-psychologists always try to find out ways to codify/ formalise such natural processes of learning. Indeed, some parts of the learning process can be honed by human intervention i.e. Techniques. But, rest of it is just a person's natural pre-disposition.
C) Daniel Coyle, like Malcolm Gladwell, has misinterpreted K Anders Ericcson's research (on 10,000 hours). Anders had stated that Gladwell misinterpreted and over-simplified his findings in "Outliers" by peddling the "10,000 Hour Rule". Coyle has done the same by selling it as a snakeoil