Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Talent is Overrated


What Really Separates World-Class Performers From Everybody Else - Colvin


Very similar (eerily so?) to Gladwell's Outliers in many ways. But a good book - references the K Anders Ericcson studies regarding practice habits/success of musicians. I must say, as someone who personally has always just relied on elbow grease, these books speak to me despite their self-helpy "you can fix your life too!" attitude. An interesting read, but I might read the Gladwell first, especially for the real-life examples.

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