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Peak : secrets from the new science of expertise / Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool.

by Ericsson, Anders, 1947-

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Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017.

Performance -- Psychological aspects.

9780544947221 (pbk.)

1st Mariner Books ed.

xxiii, 307 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-293) and index.

Introduction : The gift -- The power of purposeful practice -- Harnessing adaptability -- Mental representations -- The gold standard -- Principles of deliberate practice on the job -- Principles of deliberate practice in everyday life -- The road to extraordinary -- But what about natural talent? -- Where to we go from here?

"Anders Ericsson has made a career studying chess champions, violin virtuosos, star athletes, and memory mavens. Peak distills three decades of research into a learning strategy that is fundamentally different from the way people traditionally think about acquiring new abilities. Whether you want to stand out at work, improve your athletic or musical performance, or help your child achieve academic goals, Ericsson's methods will show you how to improve at almost any skill that matters to you."

Pool, Robert, 1955-

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