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  1. Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise

    Peak distills three decades of myth-shattering research into a powerful learning strategy that is fundamentally different from the way people traditionally think about acquiring new abilities. Whether you want to stand out at work, improve your athletic or musical performance, or help your child achieve academic goals, Ericsson's revolutionary ...

  2. Book Review: Peak

    Peak — Secrets from the New Science of Expertise is a popular version of Ericsson's work written with veteran science writer Robert Pool. It is written in a more accessible, lighter, less dry style than Ericsson's scholarly books and research articles. It discusses his major research projects and results without the extensive, sometimes ...

  3. Book Review: "Peak" by Roland Smith

    However, this book was such a pleasant surprise! I learned so much about mountaineering, and found the story really uplifting as well. Spoiler-Free Review: "Peak" is an adventurous middle grade novel about a young boy named Peak who joins his father in an attempt to climb Mount Everest. Supporting details about mountaineering are naturally ...

  4. Peak: The New Science of Athletic Performance That is R…

    Peak is a groundbreaking book exploring the fundamentals of high performance (not the fads), the importance of consistency (not extreme effort), and the value of patience (not rapid transformation).

  5. Peak: The New Science of Athletic Performance That is Revolutionizing

    Peak is a groundbreaking book exploring the fundamentals of high performance (not the fads), the importance of consistency (not extreme effort), and the value of patience (not rapid transformation). Dr. Marc Bubbs makes deep science easy to understand, and with information from leading experts who are influencing the top performers in sports on how to achieve world-class success, he lays out ...

  6. Book Review: Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise

    Peak is the product of a collaboration with a science writer, Robert Pool. Unusual but a really great idea to make sure the insights are properly formulated and condensed. Indeed, that was not an easy task since Anders Ericsson spend more than thirty years studying the secrets of extraordinary performers (doctors, sport athletes, students, chess players,…). The book's focus is mostly on ...

  7. PEAK

    This power game can be played well or poorly, and in these 48 laws culled from the history and wisdom of the world's greatest power players are the rules that must be followed to win. These laws boil down to being as ruthless, selfish, manipulative, and deceitful as possible. Each law, however, gets its own chapter: "Conceal Your Intentions ...

  8. Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise

    Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise is a 2016 science book by psychologist K. Anders Ericsson and science writer Robert Pool. The book summarizes the findings of Ericsson's 30-year research into the general nature and acquisition of expertise.

  9. Peak

    In this comprehensive book summary, we explore 'Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise.'. Authored by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool, this book is a beacon for those seeking to ...

  10. Review: Peak, by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool

    It seems strange to call a book about self-improvement Peak. Perhaps the publishers baulked at Uphill Struggle, although that would have been more fitting for a tome in which Anders Ericsson - the psychologist behind Malcolm Gladwell's "10,000-hour rule" - and science writer Robert Pool channel the Calvinist spirit to insist that greatness is possible for everyone. As long, that is ...

  11. Review: Peak by Anders Ericsson & Robert Pool

    Final thoughts. Peak is an interesting, if at times slow and repetitive, read about the science of expertise. The studies and stories within are compelling and thought-provoking, and, if you're ...

  12. The science of expertise: book review of 'Peak'

    In 'Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise,' Anders Ericsson argues that expertise requires deliberate practice, not innate talent.

  13. Peak

    Peak - secrets from the new science on expertise by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool - book review

  14. Peak by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool

    This is the best book on mastering a skill that I've found. Anders is the real deal, doing most of the research that other books on this topic are based on. If you only read one book on mastering your craft, read this one.

  15. Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise

    Anders Ericsson has made a career studying chess champions, violin virtuosos, star athletes, and memory mavens. Peak distills three decades of myth-shattering research into a powerful learning strategy that is fundamentally different from the way people traditionally think about acquiring new abilities. Whether you want to stand out at work, improve your athletic or musical performance, or ...

  16. Book Review: "Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise"

    Peak has practical implications across education, sports, and business. Learn about the science of deliberate practice and the 10,000-hour rule.

  17. Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise by Anders Ericsson

    This is a book summary of Peak by Anders Ericsson. Read this Peak summary to review key takeaways and lessons from the book.

  18. Book review: Peak

    There's so much right in this book I can't get worked up about one thing that most researchers would disagree with.) No, the sensibility of the book is not "here, at long last, is accurate science.". That's just a bonus. The sensibility of the book is "here's how to become at great something.". As you might expect, the front ...

  19. Peak (Peak, #1) by Roland Smith

    Peak, the story of a teenage boy obsessed with climbing mountains, Elephant Run and Tentacles (novel). In 2008, Smith published the first book in the series I, Q, titled Independence Hall. Smith's books have won "Book of the Year" awards in Colorado, Nevada, South Carolina, and Florida, as well as in his native Oregon.

  20. PEAK

    Dare-devil mountain-climber Peak Marcello (14), decides to scale the Woolworth Building and lands in jail. To save him, his long-lost Everest-trekking dad appears with a plan for the duo to make a life in Katmandu—a smokescreen to make Peak become the youngest person in history to summit Mount Everest. Peak must learn to navigate the extreme and exotic terrain but negotiate a code of ethics ...

  21. Peak: Unveiling Optimal Performance

    Peak summary and review. Learn how to train and imrpove the scientific way with Anders Ericsson Peak's summary. Also available in PDF.

  22. Book review: K. Anders Ericsson's Peak

    it's Peak. Not because it's perfect--it's fascinating and frustrating in equal measure, with enough stories and research to convince me that there is value there, plus enough pop-science handwaving to make me wonder what I'm carelessly accepting. It covers the life's work of K. Anders Ericsson of 10000 hours fame (a title of dubious honor that ...

  23. Peak

    Peak. Roland Smith, . . Harcourt, $17 (246pp) ISBN 978--15-202417-8. Here's the perfect antidote for a kid who thinks books are boring. In his latest, Smith ( Cryptid Hunters ) introduces 14-year ...

  24. Sunny review: excellent paranoia-soaked thriller based on novel by

    Sunny review: excellent paranoia-soaked thriller based on novel by Killarney writer Colin O'Sullivan Television: Full points to Apple for achieving peak menace from a standing start

  25. House of the Dragon Season 2, Episode 4 Review: An Instant Classic

    House of the Dragon Season 2, Episode 4 is a jaw-dropping time that gets everything people love about George R. R. Martin's books into the HBO show.