#13 - Peak - Book Summary

This is Book Summary of Peak by Anders Ericcson. The full write up can be found here - https://wisewords.blog/book-summaries/peak-book-summary/

Would you like the ability to get better at anything?  To have the superpower to improve at anything you put your mind to? Well, 'Peak' by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool does exactly that.

This fantastic book goes into detail about why some people excel at certain skills and others find it hard. We are constantly fed this narrative that more equals better, that it only requires 10000 hours for you to become an expert at anything, however, this isn't quite the case. It isn't about the amount of time so much as the quality of time you put in. 

The book addresses a lot to do with the mythology of effortless ability and how there's no such thing... not even with natural talent. The real way to improve at something is through what they call 'deliberate practice,' the concept of improving at something by pushing beyond ones comfort zone, working towards specific goals, focusing intently on the activity at hand, receiving high-quality feedback and then finally refining ones mental representations of that skill.

This book really inspires the reader as the notion of 'anything is possible' really starts to sink in... all you have to do is practice.

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