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Peak

byAnders Ericsson, Robert Pool

For Fans of Atomic Habits

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Deliberate practice: your path to extraordinary performance

In Peak, psychologist Anders Ericsson, whose research inspired the famous “10,000-hour rule,” reveals what truly drives mastery - and it’s not talent. Drawing on three decades of much-admired, myth-shattering research, Ericsson shows that focused, purposeful practice can unlock exceptional skill in anyone.

Drawing on countless case-studies of musicians and athletes, surgeons and students, Peak offers actionable strategies to improve learning, motivation and performance. Ericsson's revolutionary methods will show you how to improve at almost any skill that matters to you, and that you don't have to be a genius to achieve extraordinary things.

Engaging, evidence-based and empowering, it’s the ultimate guide to achieving potential in work, sport and life.

‘Anyone who wants to get better at anything should read Peak’ Fortune

‘This book… could truly change the world’ Joshua Foer

‘Groundbreaking... brilliantly useful’ Daniel Coyle

‘Powerful... actually shows us how to get better (much better) at the things we care about’ Seth Godin

Most “important” books aren’t much fun to read. Most fun books aren’t very important. But with Peak, Anders Ericsson (with great work from Robert Pool) has hit the daily double. After all, who among us doesn’t want to learn how to get better at life? A remarkable distillation of a remarkable lifetime of work

Stephen J. Dubner, bestselling author of FREAKONOMICS

About Anders Ericsson

Professor Anders Ericsson is the world’s reigning expert on expertise. His research into what makes ordinary people achieve the extraordinary was the inspiration for the 10,000-hours rule – the popular theory that 10,000 hours of any type of practice will allow an individual to excel in any field. In this book, he describes how a particular type of extended practice leads to exceptional performance.

Anders Ericsson began his research into expertise when he conducted a memory trial on a young man. Despite having no previous aptitude for memory exercises, after several hundred sessions the young man was displaying memory powers over 10 times that of an average person. This was as a result of the system of training Ericsson had put him through – a process Ericsson has named ‘deliberate practice’.

Professor Ericsson has gone on to have his research widely cited in major newspapers and magazines worldwide, and he has worked with major international organisations, as well as Oxford, Stanford and Harvard medical schools, teachers and educational researchers, professional sports teams (Manchester City Football Club, Saracens Rugby Union Club, UK Sport, England and Wales Cricket Board), and military groups.
Details
  • Imprint: Vintage
  • ISBN: 9780099598473
  • Length: 336 pages
  • Dimensions: 198mm x 22mm x 130mm
  • Weight: 238g
  • Price: £12.99
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