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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Despite common belief, innate talent or mere experience alone don't guarantee exceptional success.
Chapter 3: Across numerous domains, intelligence and performance often correlate weakly or not at all.
Chapter 4: Contrary to common belief, most great innovators spent years preparing intensively before achieving their major breakthroughs.
Chapter 5: Deliberate practice is essential for attaining truly world-class performance.
Chapter 6: Deliberate practice helps performers perceive, know, and remember more, and even transforms the human brain and body.
Chapter 7: Starting deliberate practice early in life offers clear advantages.
Chapter 8: Motivation to perform develops over time and must eventually become a truly self-driven force.
Chapter 9: Decide what you aim to achieve and practice in the areas needed to get there.
Description
Talent is Overrated explores the top performers in a number of fields to get at the bottom of just what makes them great. Contrary to what most of us intuitively think about skill, this book offers enticing evidence that top performance in any field are not determined by their inborn talent, but by deliberate efforts over many years.
Who Should Listen
- Anybody who wants to discover the secrets of what makes a world-class performer
- Anyone interested in applying the principles of great performance to their own life
- Anyone who believes they “just aren’t cut out” for greatness in certain fields