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8220;I am willing to guarantee that you will not read a more important and useful book in this or any other year.”. Mdash;TOM PETERS, author of. In Search of Excellence. 24/11/14: The Power of High-Leverage Practice. 20/10/14: A Quick Cure for Ineffective Practice. 06/10/14: Stop Doing Drills; Start Using Challenges. 25/09/14: A Mental Trick from the World’s Best Team. 15/09/14: The Best Locker-Room Speech Ever, and Why it Works. 05/09/14: Five Simple Back-to-School Study Hacks for Kids. 20/12/13: How to...
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Your Official, Unapproved Summer Reading List « The Talent Code
http://thetalentcode.com/2014/05/30/your-official-unapproved-summer-reading-list
8220;The brain is phenomenally plastic. We construct ourselves through behavior. As Coyle observes, it's not who you are, it's what you do.”. Mdash;-David Brooks,. Your Official, Unapproved Summer Reading List. Summer is designed to change you. The sun hovers in the sky for pointless, fabulous hours. The scaffold of daily life gets knocked sideways. You travel to far-off and exotic places, which are often in your own backyard. And sometimes you read books. This is one of those books chiefly because Adam ...
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10 Surprising Truths from the World’s Most Successful Talent Hotbed « The Talent Code
http://thetalentcode.com/2014/08/19/10-surprising-truths-from-the-worlds-most-successful-talent-hotbed
8220;Daniel Coyle digs deep into the core of the insatiable desire to become 'better.' An amazing read with many practical implications for everyday life.”. Mdash;Apolo Anton Ohno, Olympic gold medalist. 10 Surprising Truths from the World’s Most Successful Talent Hotbed. Question: If you had the opportunity to get inside one of the world’s top talent hotbeds, which would you choose? No diver from any other country beat a single Chinese diver. 1 WE MIX AGES LIKE CRAZY. The Chinese have a higher training ...
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The Best Locker-Room Speech Ever, and Why it Works « The Talent Code
http://thetalentcode.com/2014/09/15/the-best-locker-room-speech-ever-and-why-it-works
8220;Its so juvenile to throw around hyperbolic terms such as 'life-changing,' but there's no other way to describe. The Little Book of Talent. I was avidly trying new things within the first half hour of reading it and haven't stopped since. Brilliant. And yes. life-changing.”. Mdash;Tom Peters, Co-author of. In Search of Excellence. The Best Locker-Room Speech Ever, and Why it Works. If you haven’t watched it yet, I recommend it.). A conventional coach focuses first on skills. A relationship-based ...
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Five Simple Back-to-School Study Hacks for Kids « The Talent Code
http://thetalentcode.com/2014/09/05/five-simple-back-to-school-study-hacks-for-kids
8220;Daniel Coyle digs deep into the core of the insatiable desire to become 'better.' An amazing read with many practical implications for everyday life.”. Mdash;Apolo Anton Ohno, Olympic gold medalist. Five Simple Back-to-School Study Hacks for Kids. Welcome to the start of another school year. (I know, it’s a huge bummer that summer is over. If it helps, we adults feel exactly the same way. Have a cherry popsicle — you’ll feel better.). The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why it Happens. Let’s...
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A Quick Cure for Ineffective Practice « The Talent Code
http://thetalentcode.com/2014/10/20/a-quick-cure-for-ineffective-practice
8220;This is a remarkable—even inspiring—book. Coyle has woven brain research and real-world training into a conceptual tapestry of genuine importance.”. Mdash;Dr. Robert A. Bjork, UCLA Psychology Dept. A Quick Cure for Ineffective Practice. Practice sessions, like everything else, occur along a broad spectrum of effectiveness. At one end you have the perfect session where everything clicks, everyone is engaged and working productively. But is that true? This is, of course, a powerful argument for kid-si...
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10 Ways to Spot Great Teachers (and Avoid Crummy Ones) « The Talent Code
http://thetalentcode.com/2014/05/16/10-ways-to-spot-great-teachers-and-avoid-crummy-ones
8220;I am willing to guarantee that you will not read a more important and useful book in this or any other year.”. Mdash;TOM PETERS, author of. In Search of Excellence. 10 Ways to Spot Great Teachers (and Avoid Crummy Ones). Truly bad teaching is pretty easy to spot, because learners don’t improve, and don’t feel connected. Truly great teaching is pretty easy to spot, because learners improve rapidly and feel connected. It looks and feels like good teaching, but in fact it’s a mirage. 4) PT doesn’...
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Stop Doing Drills; Start Using Challenges « The Talent Code
http://thetalentcode.com/2014/10/06/stop-using-drills-start-using-challenges
8220;This is a remarkable—even inspiring—book. Coyle has woven brain research and real-world training into a conceptual tapestry of genuine importance.”. Mdash;Dr. Robert A. Bjork, UCLA Psychology Dept. Stop Doing Drills; Start Using Challenges. The word is drill. Drill has become the single most common word we use to describe practice in sports, music, and academics. And that’s a problem. The word drill is a signal that:. There is one correct way to do something, and only one way. So what word is better?
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The Power of High-Leverage Practice « The Talent Code
http://thetalentcode.com/2014/11/24/the-power-of-high-leverage-practice
8220;I am willing to guarantee that you will not read a more important and useful book in this or any other year.”. Mdash;TOM PETERS, author of. In Search of Excellence. The Power of High-Leverage Practice. Here is Odell Beckham Jr. last night, making what might be the greatest catch in NFL history. That video is beautiful, but there’s something that’s even more beautiful: Beckham Jr. before games, practicing. Exactly this type of catch. It reminds me of a story about Steve Kerr, the former NBA guard who...
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Talent ID 2.0: Stop Measuring Performance, and Start Testing Temperament « The Talent Code
http://thetalentcode.com/2014/04/23/talent-id-2-0-stop-measuring-performance-and-start-testing-temperament
8220;Daniel Coyle digs deep into the core of the insatiable desire to become 'better.' An amazing read with many practical implications for everyday life.”. Mdash;Apolo Anton Ohno, Olympic gold medalist. Talent ID 2.0: Stop Measuring Performance, and Start Testing Temperament. Do you have an eye for identifying talent? Can you watch people perform, talk to them, and then choose the person who’s destined to succeed in the long run? Most of us instinctively answer yes, because it feels like we do. That’s r...
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