Bounce: The of Myth of Talent and the Power of Practice

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No matter which side of the nature/nurture argument you fall on, it's good advice for self-help or bringing up kids, and not just in sport but any field. Excellence is about striving for what is just out of reach and not quite making it; it is about grappling with tasks beyond current limitations and falling short again and again”.

In Bounce Matthew Syed – an award-winning Times columnist and three-time Commonwealth table-tennis champion – reveals what really lies behind world-beating achievement in sport, and other walks of life besides. People who make economic and political predictions often find it difficult to revise their models, even when the data says they should. Worth a read if you have not gone through other books on skill improvement or just for the chapters on the aforementioned themes. What is the magic spark that sees David Beckham and Tiger Woods soar above all their competitors, and could the secret lie in the practice regime of Mozart?It encourages us to step onto the path of deliberate practice, unleashing our inner capacities and crafting our own journey towards excellence. A very interesting read, that, as I said at the start, helped confirm some ideas I have about how life works, while challenging others I've held. Mozart did not create original works of art until he was twenty-one, and had thousands of hours under his belt in playing and composing music. Why are the best figure skaters those that have fallen over the most and why has one small street in Reading produced more top table tennis players than the rest of the country put together.

Mozart was not a child prodigy because of an innate talent, but he had a father who was an excellent music teacher. Matthew Syed's dazzling investigation of high achievement draws on the stories of sports stars and the most up-to-date science to uncover the surprising factors that lead to world beating success. He takes us on an exhilarating ride through the stories of individuals who have scaled unimaginable heights, showcasing that even the most exceptional talents are honed through dedicated effort.Seyd does go into some topics that his predecessors didn't, such as placebo effect--in other words--the power of belief. The thing that often separates the best from the rest is a capacity to believe things that are not true but which are incredibly effective”.

Among the many chapters he has outlined in his book, the one principle which I took to heart was the 10,000 hour principle.

Coupled with an examination of the growth mindset and the impact of self-belief (and it's not what you might think), Bounce had me fascinated from beginning to end. Other cancelled products: If you want to cancel products that are not damaged or incorrectly supplied, then you must inform us of this within seven working days following the date of receipt in accordance with the Distance Selling Regulations or otherwise as soon as possible.

Nice quick read, cites Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell quite a bit in the early chapters and referenced many concepts I learned about in my first year psych class. There’s no evidence for a gene that encodes for being good at running, or good at playing piano, or good at acting, or anything. I would highly recommend this book for everyone regardless wherever you do sports, it's gonna give you a new perspective on success, talent and hard work which is vital to understand. He says, our superstars are NOT born with talent OR a privileged biological destiny OR superior capacity to achieve (my phrasing).Recent scientific study is showing that the brain has far more plasticity than ever believed throughout your entire life. i-am spus că nu cred în treaba asta cu talentul și că și specialiștii au descoperit că nu există nicio legătură între talent și marea performanță.