Talent Is Overrated：What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else

图书标准信息

• 作者 GeoffColvin 著
• 出版社 Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
• 出版时间 2008-10
• ISBN 9781591842248
• 定价 201.40元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 224页

【内容简介】

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Askedtoexplainwhyafewpeopletrulyexcel,mostpeopleofferoneoftwoanswers.Thefirstishardwork.Yetweallknowplentyofhardworkerswhohavebeendoingthesamejobforyearsordecadeswithoutbecominggreat.Theotherpossibilityisthattheelitepossessaninnatetalentforexcellingintheirfield.WeassumethatMozartwasbornwithanastoundinggiftformusic,andWarrenBuffettcarriesageneforbrilliantinvesting.Thetroubleis,scientificevidencedoesn'tsupportthenotionthatspecificnaturaltalentsmakegreatperformers.
AccordingtodistinguishedjournalistGeoffColvin,boththehardworkandnaturaltalentcampsarewrong.Whatreallymakesthedifferenceisahighlyspecifickindofeffort-"deliberatepractice"-thatfewofuspursuewhenwe'repracticinggolforpianoorstockpicking.Basedonscientificresearch,TalentisOverratedsharesthesecretsofextraordinaryperformanceandshowshowtoapplytheseprinciples.Itfeaturesthestoriesofpeoplewhoachievedworld-classgreatnessthroughdeliberatepractice-includingBenjaminFranklin,comedianChrisRock,footballstarJerryRice,andtopCEOsJeffreyImmeltandStevenBallmer.