Bounce: The of Myth of Talent and the Power of Practice

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Like the 'talent' myth it has a tiny amount of truth, and an enormous amount of self fulfilling prophecy. Drawing on his own experience as an Olympian and world class table tennis player, Syed illustrates the power of practice with flair, passion and no small amount of skill. The book argues that we hugely overestimate the significance of talent in the construction of success. In the end and despite its strengths (which are numerous), ‘Bounce’ exhibits many of the ‘PC’ sophisms prevalent in the present era and our discomfort with exceptionalism; the notion that, by definition, only a very small percentage of people will traverse the upper echelons of achievement, the road to which requires phenomenal levels of hard work and, yes, intrinsic ability.

His three daughters were (according to Syed) the best female players ever, the eldest was the first ever female grand master, and the youngest was the youngest grandmaster ever, of either gender.

Later in the book, Syed goes on to look at the phenomenon of choking, the placebo effect in mentality and then looks at various hypotheses, such as 'are blacks better runners? From the upbringing of Mozart to the mindset of Mohammed Ali – via the recruitment policies of Enron – Bounce weaves together fascinating stories and telling insights and statistics into a wonderfully thought-provoking read.

They are in effect managers with no expert understanding of the technical field in which they preside. My team and I have created a diagnostic tool that measures mindset and produces a report to increase self-awareness – Mindset Advantage. It is also worth noting that the development of motor expertise (skilled movement) is inseparable from the development of perceptual expertise (chunking patterns)”. Tipul, fost mare voleibalist, m-a întrebat, când i-am spus despre faptul că îi caut băiatului meu deja un liceu pe-afară, dacă va dori să continue cu baschetul la modul serios: păi, are talent, e ce trebuie? Though the book is divided into three sections namely The Talent Myth, Paradoxes of the Mind and Deep Reflections, I felt the book had a singular theme and that was the capacity of any human being to become the best of best if he was able to dedicate the time, effort, money and yes – his own life to one single cause with absolute excellence and commitment.

This book is saddled by an annoying undercurrent, one that detracts from the author’s central thesis: Syed’s inability, even in passing, to acknowledge that ineffable ‘something’ which is inseparable from world class achievement; the talent, the gift, the genetic fortuitousness that must be present for practice to feast upon.

The sale of customised goods or perishable goods, sealed audio or video recordings, or software, which has been opened. Fans of Predictably Irrational and Malcolm Gladwell’s The Tipping Point will find many interesting and helpful insights in Bounce. The difference in standard at this level is so miniscule that it is almost impossible to perceive unless you are keeping score.

It is a must-read if you have ever wondered what sets the super-achievers and the rest of us apart - in any field, not just in sport. Osobně pro mě byla možná nejzajímavější právě kapitola o motivaci a jak můžete paralyzovat něčí výkon tím, že mu řeknete, že je talentovaný, nebo jak by mohla vypadat společnost, kdybychom plošně uměli už od mala lidi správně motivovat.

The first half of the book consists of direct quotes from and regurgitation of Colvin and Coyle's books and says nothing new about the alleged main subject of the book. There is another book also just out on a similar topic, The Genius in All of Us by David Shenk which is perhaps even a better book. These institutions "insist on placing inexperienced individuals--albeit with strong reasoning skills--in positions of power". Although we tend to think of genius as something akin to magic, a kind of short-cut to mastery of the elements, it is nothing of the sort. Kniha ale dobře rozvádí určité fenomény, které vyvrací zažité stereotypy a ustálené (chybné) myšlenkové modely.In addition he completely debunks the racial stereotyping attributed to perceived racial dominance in sports such as sprinting and distance running with scientific experiments and their accompanying data. One of the most remarkable findings of modern psychology is the extraordinary capacity of human beings to mould the evidence to fit their beliefs rather than the other way around; it is our capacity to believe in spite of the evidence and sometimes in spite of our other deeply held beliefs”. Syed might want to consult Andre Agassi on this one (coerced, against his wishes, into a grueling tennis upbringing by his Father). Mathew Syed - a British Journalist and Broadcaster was, as it turned out was born of a British Pakistani father and a Welsh mother.