"It's really hard to be at the top of your field in any thing," he says. "We just diminish the work that a lot of people put in, because ... maybe it makes us feel better for not also being at the top." The book is published by Simon & Schuster and goes on sale October 1.
With 7 billion people on Earth, it's incredibly hard to be at the absolute top of any field. In this episode, Steph and Calvin discuss what they learned from their brief stints of being "world-class" in chess and golf, respectively. They also dive into the 10,000-hour rule, mastering skills in adulthood, and managing your psychology along the way.