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- Secrets from the New Science of Expertise
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Beevers
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
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Publisher's 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 30 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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- Joshua
- 22-01-2017
Outliers barely skimmed the surface.
Peak provided a much deeper look into mastery and expertise than I had imagined. I'd listened to Ericsson talk in podcasts and heard much of what others had learned from his work but this book cleared up a lot of the information superbly. A couple of chapters felt like brainwaves, especially the key one on building mental representations.
A great book for anyone interested in how we can learn effectively, and particularly those seeking any kind of excellence.
The narrator was fantastic, except that whenever he would quote anyone they'd sound American, but a sort of unintelligent sounding American. Which missed the mark completely in a number of instances. But perhaps it was only jarring compared with the rest of his eloquently British narration throughout the book.
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- Ken Craig
- 14-02-2017
Stick with it
The listener will need to break through the early thresholds of the annoying over-articulated narration and the repetition of the content for the first 4 chapters. But stick with it and this book pays huge dividends.
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- The Nautrual
- 28-05-2016
Awesome, liberating, inspiring
This book put to the sword many of the myths that have held me back and allowed me not to try. It enabled me to start challenging myself to at 53 to start learning mandarin and write a book. Let's see what it helps u do. Listen to what Anders says and U too will believe in ur ability too revolutionize yourself and the world of those who surround you. Listen enjoy, practice and just watch what happens! 😳😊
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- Chris Gorton
- 11-08-2017
persevere to be rewarded
A book well worthwhile staying with as the conclusion brings it all together. Definitely practical and of use to me, my team, and above all my children.
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- Robert Gronbeck
- 13-11-2016
best practice for becoming or coaching experts
listened to thrice and still continue to soak up the knowledge. Research, stories and really useful points to direct your training to improve as much as you want.
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- Kindle Customer
- 17-02-2020
Decent
I would like this book more if it weren't for the narrator's annoying way of saying "decade." Ericsson's book is decent but repetitive and lacks much content in terms of actionable tasks for deliberate practice.
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- Belinda
- 02-06-2019
Found it too repetitive
There are certainly some nuggets in this book but I just couldn't concentrate and get passed the repetitiveness.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-06-2018
Very well written, researched and delivered book
This book was engaging, challenging, motivating and eye opening on many levels for me. I feel empowered with the knowledge of how to develop expertise. There were enough real life examples and studies to feel confident of the truth of this subject. Now its up to me to put in the hard yards... If ever there was a book that should be implemented to be understood, this is the one.
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- Andrew Weekes
- 05-03-2018
Excellent Approach to Development
I felt engaged throughout this whole book. Each section brings new insights on practice and the value of practicing in the right way. Highlights practice is much more than just the 10000 hours concept.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-02-2018
A fascinating look into deliberate practice
I couldn’t agree more about the focus the education system should put towards skill based rather than knowledge based training and purposeful practice.
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- Luca
- 04-04-2019
Awesome
This is one of the books which gives hope that you still can improve even you are old.
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-11-2018
Life changing
I loved it. I've been applying deliberate practice without knowing it in some fields, and it definitely is the best definitive way to learn stuff. Now that I consciously know about it, I've started applying it with (already) great results.
This book has really the potential to change the lens through which you see the world and I've found it greatly motivating to say the least.
The narrator is also amazing and has made the whole experience very pleasurable.
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- Victor
- 10-09-2018
A life changing book
There are too many books out there to read in a lifetime. Everyone should find the time to read this book.
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- Carlin Archer
- 18-07-2018
Excellent subject matter, great book
This book is a must read for anyone interested in learning how to learn. Especially recommend this title for parents.
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- Dennis
- 27-02-2018
disappointing
This book is far too long for it's content. At some point it just gets kind of tedious to listen to as it tries too explain the same point as before in an almost identical way without using any kind of refreshing anecdotes. The book basically stresses two points. One: you are not born with skill or talent so anyone can gain equal expertise. Two: deliberate practice is the way to achieve it. Here deliberate practice is what is sounds like: practicing with the goal to improve with clear feedback. If you accept these two points there is little left to gain from reading this book.
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- Einar Aune
- 23-09-2017
Haven't found the secrets yet.
What was most disappointing about Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool ’s story?
This book was sold as a scroll of truth - the secrets for how to do deliberate practice. I've gotten a couple of hours into it now, and all I can see are success stories. Stories claiming that deliberate practice works, and why deliberate practice is more impactful than you might think. This is fine and for the first 30-60 minutes I really enjoyed it. But I only enjoyed it because I thought they were a pretext for the wisdom to come. How do you set up a deliberate practice session?What are the experiences of a seasoned practitioner?What are the pitfalls? What are the areas that really gives a return on your investment of time, sweat and effort?But nothing so far.I'm returning the book. A huge disappointment from someone that probably had a lot of experience to share.
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- Ingmar Lindström
- 29-08-2016
Great insights and grand plans
Great narrator, science backed information and visions for the future. I recommend it to anyone wishing to better themselves and the ones around them.
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- Anonymous User
- 15-08-2020
Long but necessary...
This was a great listen!... I really learned a lot from the contents of the book... the theme is a simple one but how many of us believe it?... that, is the very reason that the authors time and again made the statement about how deliberate practice trumps talent, opportunity etc... talent is over rated... yes, the authors do talk about deliberate practice in many different variations... but that is needed... I’m truly a believer of this beautiful theme proposed by the author... and the narrator did a superb job... hats off to the team!... please read this book if you want to get a feel about how to excel in almost ANYTHING!!!
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- Kindle Customer
- 02-05-2020
Mandatory for everyone who whiches to excel
Everybody, and especially teachers, professors and coaches should read this book. It ought to be mandatory :)
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- Mama
- 26-09-2019
Amazing all over
The narrator 5/5
The book 5/5
Really felt i learned a lot from this book.
Super exciting from start to end
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-10-2016
The road is long.
Yes, the road is long, but know this: you can only improve your skills, you can never improve your self, for your self is the one who observes improvement (or the lack of it.)
Enjoy your work and redefine it as play because if you set out to improve a skill with a lot of stress and the need to improve you will enivitably contaminate all that you do and seek with negative vibes.
It is therefore wise to learn who you truly are before you learn any other subject. This may seem Needlessly esoteric but it will save you much unnecessary stress and trouble in the long run.
Peace and love.
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- USER
- 18-08-2016
Great research findings but no decent structure
What disappointed you about Peak?
The author is correct in providing many research findings and stories about how many people from a few fields achieved their "PEAKS". However, if you are not from one of these fields or are not trying to copy other peoples stories then you may struggle to find any underlying concept other than what is already obvious and you already know.In my opinion the book lacks a good structure.
At the beginning of every chapter I was excited because the author briefly explains a good concept but then rather than strengthening and guiding the listener on that concept he just keeps criss-crossing between countless examples and inside examples, he would then drill into many different concepts, terms, many many more examples in my opinion makes the reader lose contact with the original concept the chapter is meant to cover.
The author also repeats many examples many times and drills down to the same examples. Perhaps he was trying to look at them from different angles but he should have thought that listeners haven't had the same exposure to these subjects like he has so listeners would struggle to relate the information overload to their own fields, goals or even the concepts described at the beginning of the chapter/book.There were times I had to check the status of my Audible player because I felt like it has rewound to a previous chapter.
Would you ever listen to anything by Anders Ericsson again?
Yes, I have no disrespect to the author. He clearly knows what he's talking about. In my opinion, if he improves the structure with a curious but non-expert audience in mind the book will be much greater.
What about Geoffrey Beevers’s performance did you like?
Overall a very good narrator. The only (very) minor complaint is he pronounces R in some words with too much weight for my preference.
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Peak?
I would improve the structure of the book with a curious but non-expert audience in mind. I would also remove repetitions of some examples and unnecessary drilling-ins into highly scientific words and reduce the number of unnecessary scientific words and lists of them that only proves the author has read a lot of books. These things have only lengthen the book because people who read a book about "Peak" wouldn't want to learn fancy scientific words or lists of fancy things that scientists do. I personally expect an author of this kind to understand the complex things and explain those in layman terms to readers like me. After-all I am not a scientific researcher.
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- Reviewing dad
- 31-03-2017
A thought provoking and inspiring book
Listened to this over 8 or 9 days. It's profoundly affected my thinking and as a parent, teacher, coach, trainer and learner, I'm fizzing with enthusiasm for implementing its lessons.
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- rjj
- 16-10-2017
tedious and pointless
This is more of an academic study than a helpful guide. To summarise: it is easy to reach a plateau so practice and study with a goal to continually improve. That's it. A far better book is "The Practicing Mindset" which is actually applicable and much more than a pointless thesis.
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- InTheBeginning
- 28-11-2017
Purposeful and focused it is not
if you want a book that spends 12 hours trying to explain what an hour or two should do, then this is the book for you. Why do authors do this? Do they think they can charge more just because it is several hours longer than it should be? i feel like billing them for my time.
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- Quinn
- 14-11-2016
These are the guys that wrote Gladwell's rhymes
Empowering. The best way to improve examined. Weakness: doesn't answer the question fully about what environmental factors supercede practice and doesn't consider the work world much. Overall worth a listen, very well read and laid out arguments in a meaningful fashion
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- dsodonoghue
- 29-10-2016
Deliberate practice
This book describes one of the most important insights of the last half century and provides both evidence and anecdotes that strongly support its conclusions. The narration is clear and delivered at a very comfortable pace. I have strongly recommended this book in all formats to friends and family.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-05-2017
Excellent Read!
I have the book and the Audible file to listen to when driving. Provides a very good overview of the Deliberate Practice concept. A good mixture of theory and practice makes for a rewarding read and listen!
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- Mr. P. A. A. Banjo
- 13-06-2016
A life changing book. I highly recommend it
This is a life changing book that dispels many myths around talent, genius, savants and others. It has caused me to embark on a quest of self improvement with more rigour.
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- MuffinMan
- 28-05-2017
Challenging all our assumptions and beliefs
This book is intriguing, interesting and disrupts the beliefs of talent as portrayed and propagated heavily by the media. It has challenged me to consider how what I do in life and business should be improved.
1 person found this helpful
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