Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise

Psychologist Anders Ericsson, who spent decades studying top performers, explains how experts reach the peak of their fields. With science writer Robert Pool, he argues that talent matters less than deliberate practice: focused, structured training with clear goals and feedback that pushes beyond one's comfort zone. Drawing on chess players, violinists, athletes and memory champions, the book shows how anyone can improve.

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Shane Parrish: “Anders Ericsson has made a living studying the peak performers — chess champions, violin virtuosos, star athletes, and memory mavens. His findings have been interpreted by many over the years, including by Malcolm Gladwell in his book Outliers.”