NID cookie, set by Google, is used for advertising purposes; to limit the number of times the user sees an ad, to mute unwanted ads, and to measure the effectiveness of ads. The author is an athlete (tabletop tennis Olympian), details how hard work, purposeful practice and incredible amount of time (and luck that he had a regulation tabletop in his house) contributed to his own success. 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. I guarantee that if you finish this book, and if you haven't come across any of these arguments or opinions before, then you will be looking at the world, and possibly yourself, in a different way from here on in. As an advisor to owner- managed businesses, I see the 10,000 hour/10 year experience rule being lived out in many ways.

It explains in scientific terms of some of the principles set out by Gerber in his book and it has helped me to understand why some of my most successful clients have done so well, often after years of struggling and learning from their mistakes (i. A truly fascinating read, where Syed rips apart the talent myth from both his own personal experience (as an Olympic table tennis player) and from surveying the world of other sports, where the idea that some "heroes" have an innate talent that cannot be learned is strongest. Registered address: Unit 5, Vulcan House Business Centre, Vulcan Road, Leicester, LE5 3EF, United kingdom. He covers familiar territory discrediting the talent myth, but also goes into how the talent myth can actually impede success (if I'm not naturally good at it, why try? I'd never heard of it or him but having been enthralled by Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers, I couldn't resist adding it to the pile.The secret, if there is one, is that circumstances arise that allow someone to start practicing and developing from a relatively early age.

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.

This ties in to the power of ritual in performance, which is another fascinating subject and full of bizarre anecdotes. I recommend it because the idea that practise is the only way to guarantee excellence is as important as it is motivating. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Our Adult Fiction Books, Range includes Classics Novels, Comic Books, Crime, Thriller, Mystery Novels, General Fiction, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction and War. 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”.

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.

In short, people in a growth mindset can pivot onto new challenges, but they are more likely to do so for the right reasons. Matthew’s work explores a thought-provoking approach to high performance in the context of a complex and fast-changing world. The small few vying for glory, the stars we cheer on Centre Court, represent the shattered dreams of thousands. Worth a read if you have not gone through other books on skill improvement or just for the chapters on the aforementioned themes.