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Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise

Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise

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  • Author：K. Anders Ericsson
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Summary

Mozart wasn’t born with perfect pitch。

Most athletes are not born with any natural advantage。

Three world-class chess players were sisters， whose success was planned by their parents before they were even born。

Anders Ericsson has spent thirty years studying The Special Ones， the geniuses， sports stars and musical prodigies。 And his remarkable finding， revealed in Peak， is that their special abilities are acquired through training。 The innate ‘gift’ of talent， is a myth。 Exceptional individuals are born with just one unique ability， shared by us all – the ability to develop our brains and bodies through our own efforts。

Anders Ericsson’s research was the inspiration for the popular ‘10，000-hour rule’ but， he tells us， this rule is only the beginning of the story。 It’s not just the hours that are important but how you use them。 We all have the seeds of excellence within us – it’s merely a question of how to make them grow。 With a bit of guidance， you’ll be amazed at what the average person can achieve。

The astonishing stories in Peak prove that potential is what you make it。

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Luv Gupta ，

Peak， in essence， talks about how high performers achieve the state of neuroplasticity through 'deliberate practise'。 Which essentially is to build more effective， as Ericsson labels， 'mental representations' which is a mental concept we use to interact with the outside world。 Ericsson brings forth a plethora of examples of high achievers in all fields and argues against the importance of natural talent。 The examples are well researched and give the reader an idea of what it takes for people to Peak， in essence， talks about how high performers achieve the state of neuroplasticity through 'deliberate practise'。 Which essentially is to build more effective， as Ericsson labels， 'mental representations' which is a mental concept we use to interact with the outside world。 Ericsson brings forth a plethora of examples of high achievers in all fields and argues against the importance of natural talent。 The examples are well researched and give the reader an idea of what it takes for people to excel is various fields。 However， in my opinion the book is dragged through more than it needs to be。 A more effective version would be one that explores mental representations in more depth while being more succinct。 。。。more

Lina ，

Dėstytojai， mokytojai， mokiniai - visi turėtų perskaityti šią knygą！ Viena iš daugelio minčių， kuri man įstrigo ir kuri nėra praktikuojama mokyklose， yra ta， kad mes esam mokomi žinių， o ne įgūdžių。 Nesam mokomi analizuoti， klysti， nėra daug vietos skiriama vienam aspektui gilintis， nes mokykloje reikia LABAI daug ką mokintis， nors gal ir nepritaikysim tų dalykų vėliau。 Mokytojai， dėstytojai taip pat gali be galo daug pasiimti iš šios knygos。 Kartais būdavo kažkiek sudėtinga ją skaityti， reikėjo Dėstytojai， mokytojai， mokiniai - visi turėtų perskaityti šią knygą！ Viena iš daugelio minčių， kuri man įstrigo ir kuri nėra praktikuojama mokyklose， yra ta， kad mes esam mokomi žinių， o ne įgūdžių。 Nesam mokomi analizuoti， klysti， nėra daug vietos skiriama vienam aspektui gilintis， nes mokykloje reikia LABAI daug ką mokintis， nors gal ir nepritaikysim tų dalykų vėliau。 Mokytojai， dėstytojai taip pat gali be galo daug pasiimti iš šios knygos。 Kartais būdavo kažkiek sudėtinga ją skaityti， reikėjo susikaupimo。 Gal keletas sričių， kurie buvo pateikiami knygoje kaip pavyzdžiais， man nebuvo tiek įdomūs， tačiau apskritai - puiki knyga įvertinti， kur norėtumei daugiau tobulinti ir gilinti savo žinias。 。。。more

Charly Troff （ReaderTurnedWriter） ，

This is a book that goes well with others like Mindset。 I really liked the main idea of the book and it left me motivated to be better。

Aly ，

Manuale interessante sull'importanza della pratica per costruire l'esperienza necessaria per praticare in una qualsiasi attività。 La prima metà del libro è abbastanza interessante。 Presenta casi specifici e ricerche sul campo per suggerire i principi da seguire。 La seconda parte analizza le correlazioni tra iq e abilità。 Le ricerche in questo caso sono incomplete e il tutto è meno "utile "。 Manuale interessante sull'importanza della pratica per costruire l'esperienza necessaria per praticare in una qualsiasi attività。 La prima metà del libro è abbastanza interessante。 Presenta casi specifici e ricerche sul campo per suggerire i principi da seguire。 La seconda parte analizza le correlazioni tra iq e abilità。 Le ricerche in questo caso sono incomplete e il tutto è meno "utile "。 。。。more

Smit Machhi ，

If you've never read Books like Power of Habits， Atomic Habits， etc。， Then I'd say you might like this book but just go ahead and read those two books instead of this。 The main reason I didn't like this book is that it's just theory， theory， and theory。 It was like reading a textbook on a subject you really hate but I actually like this subject （habits， human performance， practice， etc。） which means this book was really bad。I don't want to be too harsh， it got few sections that were kinda intere If you've never read Books like Power of Habits， Atomic Habits， etc。， Then I'd say you might like this book but just go ahead and read those two books instead of this。 The main reason I didn't like this book is that it's just theory， theory， and theory。 It was like reading a textbook on a subject you really hate but I actually like this subject （habits， human performance， practice， etc。） which means this book was really bad。I don't want to be too harsh， it got few sections that were kinda interesting but I think the writers have done a very poor job at getting to the point， they spent way too much time on the same studies and concepts and it just got too repetive after few pages。 I was really excited to read this book when I started it but it had nothing new that I hadn't read or knew already before （except for few studies）。 。。。more

Steven ，

This book ws recommended by a couple of friends and I am glad I bought it and read it。 The findings inside this book is backed by research and findings which you can see the referrence at the end of the book。 To summarize this book， you can be at the PEAK of your abilities and talent with the right methods of "How"。 This how is known as "Deliberate Practice" and in this book， there are many chapters dedicated to guide "Deliberate Practice" to unleash your potential。 There are many quotes in this This book ws recommended by a couple of friends and I am glad I bought it and read it。 The findings inside this book is backed by research and findings which you can see the referrence at the end of the book。 To summarize this book， you can be at the PEAK of your abilities and talent with the right methods of "How"。 This how is known as "Deliberate Practice" and in this book， there are many chapters dedicated to guide "Deliberate Practice" to unleash your potential。 There are many quotes in this book that is worth remembering and I wanted to choose the quote below to end this review。 "The right sort of practice carried out over a sufficient period of time leads to improvement。 Nothing else。"I hope you will benefit this book just like I did。 。。。more

SHANOJ ，

Excellent book ！！！。 Everyone who seriously wants to improve their performance in anything should read this。 Especially parents， teachers or other educators， and coaches must read this excellent research-based book。Osho said， "A comfortable， convenient life is not a real-life – the more comfortable， the less alive。 The most comfortable life is in the grave。"The book is based on experiments， and conclusions drawn from the author are not his ideas but rather logical conclusions due to the evidence Excellent book ！！！。 Everyone who seriously wants to improve their performance in anything should read this。 Especially parents， teachers or other educators， and coaches must read this excellent research-based book。Osho said， "A comfortable， convenient life is not a real-life – the more comfortable， the less alive。 The most comfortable life is in the grave。"The book is based on experiments， and conclusions drawn from the author are not his ideas but rather logical conclusions due to the evidence at hand。 Therefore， this is not a personal help book; because the principles referred are relevant and applicable。 "If you are not improving， it's not because you lack innate talent; it's because you're not practising the right way。 Once you understand this， improvement becomes a matter of figuring out what the 'right way' is。" 。。。more

Catherine ，

Excellent book with life changing concepts。 Half way through the book I started to apply the deliberate practice principle and think about mental representations in different situations， and it helped me to solve some difficult challenges that I wasn’t able to figure out previously。

Isaac Richards ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This is a pamphlet in a book's clothing。 Every chapter seems only to serve as a form of repetition but with a new and not-very exciting name drop。 I get it。。。 you know people who know famous people。 But on that note， the author regularly punches down on Malcom Gladwell， spending already over-taxed time to nitpick a Gladwell point or to note that Gladwell "wasn't the first" to cite a particular study about Canadian sports teams。 Who cares whether Malcom Gladwell was first to cite a study？ Same wi This is a pamphlet in a book's clothing。 Every chapter seems only to serve as a form of repetition but with a new and not-very exciting name drop。 I get it。。。 you know people who know famous people。 But on that note， the author regularly punches down on Malcom Gladwell， spending already over-taxed time to nitpick a Gladwell point or to note that Gladwell "wasn't the first" to cite a particular study about Canadian sports teams。 Who cares whether Malcom Gladwell was first to cite a study？ Same with Josh Foer。 I don't get the need to express some kind of intellectual lordship over people。 I came out of this read rather disappointed because reading Gladwell and Foer led me to this book， yet this book was used for cheap one-ups。 I approached this looking to learn， not to cringe at the depth of some scientist's inferiority complex。Now， one final thing: You know the book has no point when on the middle of page 167 he says， and I quote， "Let's get one thing out of the way right up front。" I don't normally make statements like this on here， but for real， don't waste your time on this book。 。。。more

Olle ，

Den här boken utforskar vad som gör oss riktigt bra på något， hur vi blir experter inom ett område。 Det finns många viktiga lärdomar att ta fasta på: det handlar om att ständigt lära sig nytt och inte tro att full potential redan är uppnådd， om vi inte är på vår vakt finns det en risk att vi slutar utvecklas， vi föds inte med exceptionella förmågor vi utvecklar dem。 En tydlig poäng är att det inte finns någon gräns för vad vi kan lära oss， någon sådan medfödd gräns finns inte。 Kanske är det här Den här boken utforskar vad som gör oss riktigt bra på något， hur vi blir experter inom ett område。 Det finns många viktiga lärdomar att ta fasta på: det handlar om att ständigt lära sig nytt och inte tro att full potential redan är uppnådd， om vi inte är på vår vakt finns det en risk att vi slutar utvecklas， vi föds inte med exceptionella förmågor vi utvecklar dem。 En tydlig poäng är att det inte finns någon gräns för vad vi kan lära oss， någon sådan medfödd gräns finns inte。 Kanske är det här en förklaring till att begreppet ”grit” har blivit så populärt？ Någonting jag tycker är lite roligt är att det här med tondöva personer är väldigt ovanligt， de flesta kan faktiskt lära sig att sjunga， istället handlar det troligast om att personer inte har försökt när de påstår att de är tondöva。 Det finns faktiskt kulturer som Anang Ibibio i Nigeria där alla förväntas kunna sjunga， och de kan sjunga för att där får alla ordentlig övning i att sjunga。 Så finns det en del exempel som jag inte tycker är lika intressanta att läsa om， till exempel vem som har memorerat flest pi-decimaler。 Jag har aldrig fattat och kommer nog aldrig fatta grejen med att memorera en massa pi-decimaler。 När jag läser om Akira Haraguchi som har memorerat 100 000 decimaler blir jag snarare ledsen än imponerad。 Finns det inte vettigare saker att lägga sin tid på？ Att se livet som en tävling har jag lite svårt för。 ”I det långa loppet är det de som övar mer som segrar， inte de som har någon initial fördel vad gäller intelligens eller någon annan talang”， skriver författaren。 Själv undrar jag varför vi ständigt måste tävla och jämföra oss med varandra？ Kan vi inte försöka se ett värde i alla individer， att vara riktigt dåligt på något kan faktiskt vara en beundransvärd bedrift， speciellt i dagens prestationssamhälle。 。。。more

Maria ，

Fascinating subject， and encouraging for those that think you need to have natural talent to be good at something。

KL Loh ，

insightful book that explains some of the conditions to peak in your performance

Sterre Schaasberg ，

Heel leerzaam en goed te begrijpen。 Ik vind alleen dat er veel te veel voorbeelden worden gegeven。

Terence ，

There are no prodigies。 It is all about practice but not just practice deliberate practice。Yes， there are some talents that need to be developed earlier in life。 But generally， if you put in enough time， you can develop the skill。Highly recommend。

Terry ，

I don't often give a book a 5-star rating。 A 4 star means that at some time I would like to read the book again。 This is one of those books。 It complements the direction that I am currently taking in my life。 Are there specific instructions on deliberate practice？ No。 How could there be since it differs by discipline？But I was able to sketch out a plan to learn more deliberately。 I have always known that I learn new information better if I have an immediate application for the knowledge。 I do no I don't often give a book a 5-star rating。 A 4 star means that at some time I would like to read the book again。 This is one of those books。 It complements the direction that I am currently taking in my life。 Are there specific instructions on deliberate practice？ No。 How could there be since it differs by discipline？But I was able to sketch out a plan to learn more deliberately。 I have always known that I learn new information better if I have an immediate application for the knowledge。 I do not usually retain what I cannot use。 I have retaken on-demand， online courses completely oblivious to the fact that I had already taken the course due to that issue。 I believe that deliberate practice can be done by learning with the intent to teach a topic so that you sit there and ask yourself questions as you go along。 Or learning by choosing a topic and writing about it。 I am excited to put these into action！ 。。。more

Vivek Ranjan ，

PEAK - How all of us can achieve extraordinary things - Anders Ericsson & Robert PoolAnders Ericsson & Robert Pool， they both say deliberate practice takes place outside one's comfort zone and requires a student to constantly try things that are just beyond his or her current abilities。 Thus it demands near - maximal effort which is generally not enjoyables。This book shows that success simply requires the right kind of practice and offers essential advice on setting goals， receiving guidance and PEAK - How all of us can achieve extraordinary things - Anders Ericsson & Robert PoolAnders Ericsson & Robert Pool， they both say deliberate practice takes place outside one's comfort zone and requires a student to constantly try things that are just beyond his or her current abilities。 Thus it demands near - maximal effort which is generally not enjoyables。This book shows that success simply requires the right kind of practice and offers essential advice on setting goals， receiving guidance and motivating ourselves。 The astonishing stories prove that whether we are at work or at school， in the music room or on the sports field， we can master almost anything。This book also provides enough examples to explain different aspects of deliberate practice。 It has a complete chapter on how to apply principles of deliberate practice in a day to day job where work doesn't have competitive settings or competitions。Anyone who hopes to improve skill in a particular area should devote an hour or more each day to practice that can be done with full concentration。 Maintaining the motivation that enables such a regimen has two parts : reasons to keep going and reasons to stop。 When we quit something that you had initially wanted to do， it's because the reason to stop eventually came to outweigh the reason to continue。 。。。more

Jesi ，

A great read。 I feel like I’ve encountered a lot of these ideas before （in reading about neuroplasticity， the psychology of learning， etc） but the concept of ‘deliberate practice’ seems very useful， and I’m already thinking about how I can apply some of these ideas to my own work/learning。 As a teacher （and just as a person！） I especially love the idea that very， very little of ability is ‘innate’ or fixed， and that exceptional people are those who devote themselves to deliberate practice。 Four- A great read。 I feel like I’ve encountered a lot of these ideas before （in reading about neuroplasticity， the psychology of learning， etc） but the concept of ‘deliberate practice’ seems very useful， and I’m already thinking about how I can apply some of these ideas to my own work/learning。 As a teacher （and just as a person！） I especially love the idea that very， very little of ability is ‘innate’ or fixed， and that exceptional people are those who devote themselves to deliberate practice。 Four-ish to four and a half stars because I felt like the concept of mental representations is really key to the authors’ argument， but I’m not sure I left the book with a firm grasp on what that actually looks like， or how people develop expert mental representations。 。。。more

Tarmo Pungas ，

Essential reading for anyone trying to learn faster or progress further。 Some of my favorite passages: >This explains a crucial fact about expert performance in general: you don't train your memory; you train your memory for strings of digits or for collections of words or for people's faces。 You don't train to become an athlete; you train to become a gymnast or a sprinter or a marathoner or a swimmer or a basketball player。 >。。。 the best approach is almost always to work with a good coach or tea Essential reading for anyone trying to learn faster or progress further。 Some of my favorite passages: >This explains a crucial fact about expert performance in general: you don't train your memory; you train your memory for strings of digits or for collections of words or for people's faces。 You don't train to become an athlete; you train to become a gymnast or a sprinter or a marathoner or a swimmer or a basketball player。 >。。。 the best approach is almost always to work with a good coach or teacher。 An effective instructor will understand what must go into a successful training regimen and will be able to modify it as necessary to suit individual students。 Three myths revolving practice:1） one's abilities are limited by one's genetically prescribed characteristics2） if you do something for long enough， you're bound to get better at it3） all it takes to improve is effort 。。。more

Dakota ，

This book strips away the mystery surrounding peak performance。 I'm even more fired up for future deliberate practice with piano， drawing and other pursuits now。 A must-read for anyone interested in improving their skills in a systematic， intentional way。 This book strips away the mystery surrounding peak performance。 I'm even more fired up for future deliberate practice with piano， drawing and other pursuits now。 A must-read for anyone interested in improving their skills in a systematic， intentional way。 。。。more

Tasos Manouras ，

Deliberate practice will help you improve in anything you choose to learn。 The same idea repeated in every chapter with various interesting stories or case studies。 Genetic predisposition especially in so many sports are so important if not vital for people to become extraordinary in what they do。 This book is motivational in its own way and really well researched however I believe that it misses the point of peak。 People with both genetic predisposition and deliberate practice will not only bec Deliberate practice will help you improve in anything you choose to learn。 The same idea repeated in every chapter with various interesting stories or case studies。 Genetic predisposition especially in so many sports are so important if not vital for people to become extraordinary in what they do。 This book is motivational in its own way and really well researched however I believe that it misses the point of peak。 People with both genetic predisposition and deliberate practice will not only become better but they will shine。 The question is how to understand from a young age that you have both。 。。。more

Micheal Small ，

An interesting take on expertiseA little dry but definitely opened up my mind to ideas about expertise。 Filled with research on the subject and well laid out arguments。 Deliberate practice is the key to getting better;）

Abubakar ，

Have you ever wonder about how you're not getting better at what you do，or how some people get extremely better at what they did，the answer is deliberate practice。For many years only few people notice of it until Ericsson did a great job of research ln the field。This book is most read for everyone who wish to become better at what you're from creative writing to entrepreneurship。 Have you ever wonder about how you're not getting better at what you do，or how some people get extremely better at what they did，the answer is deliberate practice。For many years only few people notice of it until Ericsson did a great job of research ln the field。This book is most read for everyone who wish to become better at what you're from creative writing to entrepreneurship。 。。。more

Alexandra ，

Phenomenal。 Will change the way you choose to learn， and help your children learn and work with colleagues。

Abhishek Gadde ，

This book changes the way you think skills are not inherited those are developed。 It busts the all Myths you have from your childhood。 If I read this book in my childhood my life would have been very different。 So Glad that is read this book

Yuekun Liu ，

Do you find yourself stuck into a middling level of performance？ Are you still doing the same practice over and over again and lie to yourself that is called diligent—Nah， that is the recipe for stagnation。 This book's primary purpose is to show deliberate practice helps develop more effective mental representation， which in turn also helps hone the practice skills and opens up possibilities for extraordinary performance。 The majority of this book delves into what deliberate practice is and how Do you find yourself stuck into a middling level of performance？ Are you still doing the same practice over and over again and lie to yourself that is called diligent—Nah， that is the recipe for stagnation。 This book's primary purpose is to show deliberate practice helps develop more effective mental representation， which in turn also helps hone the practice skills and opens up possibilities for extraordinary performance。 The majority of this book delves into what deliberate practice is and how to apply it in various situations。 This book may benefit people in purely physical fields—runners， tennis players， golfers， say—or fields with heavy intellectual or artistic activities。 "We， unlike any other animal， can consciously change ourselves， to improve ourselves in ways we choose。" A mindset like that helps beget a tendency to rethink our human potential and encourage us to strive。 Indeed， as the book shows， the human body—though has a desire for homeostasis—is incredibly adaptable。 There are quite a few Goodreads reviews that nicely summarize the critical principles of deliberate practice。 Also， if you have a history of reading books from， say， Adam Grant， Dan Ariely， or Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi， you could probably figure out the potential overlap among their books。 However， I still like this book。 Whenever reading a book under the self-help genre， I will play the game with myself by assembling an imaginary role model—to help reinforce my identity—and let the priming effect dominates my mind and behaviors。 This game only has fun when the book is written in a sincere way， like this one。Overall， I would like to recommend this book to people who are curious about how to be better and especially recommend it to educators。 。。。more

Sulei gu ，

Simple and motivating

Kylie Young ，

3。5。 I did a lot of skipping because well it’s repetitive。 And other than practice practice practice， different memory techniques， ditching passive learning， and switching it up to avoid stagnancy， there wasn’t much more to it。

Ell Eastwood ，

Interesting book。 At first it stressed me out because if deliberate practice means I can become great at anything， then what's my excuse for NOT being the best at every fucking thing？ Buut then I realized it probably just means that if I want to be good at something， I can absolutely become so if I just practice in the right way。 Which is a much less stressful way to live。Took me a while to get through though， it's hardly a page-turner。 Interesting book。 At first it stressed me out because if deliberate practice means I can become great at anything， then what's my excuse for NOT being the best at every fucking thing？ Buut then I realized it probably just means that if I want to be good at something， I can absolutely become so if I just practice in the right way。 Which is a much less stressful way to live。Took me a while to get through though， it's hardly a page-turner。 。。。more

Christinepeterson ，

3。5 stars。 Some interesting insights here about how people develop ability。

Melissa Francisco ，

Fantastic read if you want to up your game in any skill you are pursuing。

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