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Name: The Talent Code
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Author: Daniel Coyle

Daniel Coyle

Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Grown. Here’s How.

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What’s in it for me? Genes mean nothing, practice is everything.

Whenever you encounter a very talented person, do you tend to attribute their talent to their genes and environment – or, in other words, to “nature and nurture?”

When it comes to developing skills and talent, we have more control than we often believe. In fact, as The Talent Code reveals, everyone can develop a talent with the right mix of practice, motivation and coaching.

In this groundbreaking book, bestselling author Daniel Coyle uses cutting edge neurological research to “crack the talent code” and provide the reader with the three key factors behind the development of every talent: deep practice, ignition and master coaching.

In these blinks, you’ll find out why there are so many great Brazilian soccer players, and why you should always practice at the very edge of your abilities and make tons of mistakes if you want to improve your skill.

Finally, you’ll find out why barking instructions at people and guiding them gently are both equally good approaches to coaching.

All skills are based on the same cellular mechanism: the production of myelin around neural pathways.

Even with the combined effort of the best researchers around the world, the human brain remains a perplexing topic.

And yet, everything we think, feel and do is a result of what happens in the brain, whether we’re throwing a basketball, contemplating Plato or simply feeling happy.

In fact, all actions, feelings and thoughts are the result of electrical impulses that travel along a series of connected nerve fibers that we’ll call “circuits.”

Each of these circuits corresponds to a single action, thought or feeling. For instance, our ability to move our muscles is due to the electrical impulses that are passed through those circuits – like a puppet whose movements are determined by the way that the puppeteer controls its strings. If our muscles didn’t receive signals from the relevant brain circuit, they would be completely useless.

The neural circuits which carry those signals are encased in a substance known as myelin, which, until very recently, was thought to be mere insulation for the more important nerve fiber it’s wrapped around.

But that’s only partially true. While myelin indeed acts as insulation for the neural circuits, it also plays a crucial role in the development of skill.

That’s because myelin determines how quickly and precisely a signal can travel along a circuit. Much like a wider road allows you to drive faster, a thicker layer of myelin enables electrical impulses to travel more rapidly through a circuit. And the thicker the myelin, the greater your ability to control movements and thoughts more accurately.

Because every skill depends on how strong, precise and fast the relevant circuits work, the thickness of the myelin layers that surround those circuits is a crucial factor behind every skill you might have.

Making mistakes fosters talent because it stimulates myelin growth.

Most people are familiar with the old adage “practice makes perfect,” but have you ever wondered why performing a task repeatedly leads to improvement?

Again, the answer can be found in the brain.

Skill is not exclusively dependent on genes and environment.

When you see the work of a master, like Michelangelo, do you attribute his talent both to his genes (i.e., that he was born a genius) and the environment in which he was raised (i.e., that his artistic potential was nurtured)?

We normally believe that our skills are determined by both nature and nurture.

Analyzing talent hotbeds worldwide reveals talent to be a mixture of deep practice, ignition and master coaching.

During the author’s visits to the talent hotbeds of the world, he identified a threefold combination for growing talent: deep practice, ignition and master coaching.

The first part – deep practice – refers to the kind of intense practice that most effectively promotes myelin growth.

Deep practice consists of “chunking up” the task, i.e., repeating it and looking for difficulties.

When we watch a talented person perform, whether a musician, athlete or chess player, we’re often in awe of how fluid and elegant their performance is and how easy they make it look. Yet behind every apparently effortless performance is a lot of deep practice, which is characterized by the following three factors:

First, to practice a particular task or action efficiently, it needs to be “chunked up.” This means looking at the task as a whole, then breaking it down into very small units. By intensively examining and learning these tiny units, you gain a deeper understanding of each crucial component of your skill.

We need an external cue – ignition – to motivate us to develop a skill over the long term.

While we might believe that a person’s talent must’ve stemmed from their innate interest in their skill early on in life, usually, their initial motivation to acquire that skill was triggered by some external force.

As we’ve seen, to become skilled at something, we need to engage in deep practice. Because this practice is very difficult, it requires us to be extremely motivated to improve.

Some types of coaches serve ignition and some serve deep practice.

Almost no one develops their talents by themselves. Everyone has teachers, coaches and parents whose job it is to train and motivate, teach and inspire.

But how, exactly, do coaches influence these two crucial aspects of developing talent, namely, ignition and deep practice?

Master coaches need a vast knowledge of their field and the ability to meet the individual needs of their students.

Most of us are familiar with the stereotypical coach we see on TV shows and in movies. They’re usually loud and aggressive, and try to motivate their players by alternating between giving pep talks and yelling at them.

Of course, in reality, master coaches are quite different.

Final Summary

The key message in this book:

Talent depends on myelin growth, the insulation that wraps around our neural circuits. To stimulate myelin growth, you have to practice at the very edge of your current capabilities so that you make mistakes and correct them. Talent is formed when deep practice is encouraged through long-term motivation and enforced through master coaching.

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The Talent Code uses recent neurological findings to explain how talent can be trained through deep practice. It shows how nurturing our cellular insulation – called myelin – influences the development of our skills, and explains why certain methods of practice and coaching have been used in “talent hotbeds” around the world to great success.

Wer The Talent Code lesen sollte

Anyone who wants to understand where talent really comes from
Anyone who wants to learn to practice anything effectively
Anyone who wants to become a better teacher, instructor or coach

Über den Autor

Daniel Coyle is the bestselling author of books including the award-winning Lance Armstrong: Tour de Force and The Secret Race: InsidetheHiddenWorldoftheTourdeFrance. He’s also a regular contributor to magazines such as the New York Times Magazine and Sports Illustrated, and a contributing editor to Outside magazine.

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