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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Through diligent practice, anyone can cultivate specialized skills from early childhood onward.
Chapter 3: London cabbies quite literally have larger brains than you do, thanks to rigorous training regimes.
Chapter 4: Images kept in long-term memory enable people to excel at a range of complex tasks.
Chapter 5: To become a skilled performer, practice purposefully with clear goals and continuous feedback.
Chapter 6: Informed practice, guided by expert knowledge, separates good performances from outstanding ones.
Chapter 7: Contrary to popular belief, it’s deliberate practice, not talent, that is key to becoming extraordinary.
Description
Peak (2016) is your guide to achieving expertise through regular practice. Counter to the general perception that natural ability plays a large part in determining performance, these blinks show you that just about anyone can acquire specialized skills if they practice hard and correctly.
Who Should Listen
- Students of cognitive psychology
- People who think they’re too old to learn new skills
- Business managers and entrepreneurs