國際媒體、全球暢銷書、頂尖教練爭相引用的「刻意練習法」！這可能是人類第一次擁有關於如何練成天才的統一理論！找到天賦，不如找對方法！天才與庸才之間的差別不在基因、不在天分，在「刻意練習」！原創者親授，首度完整揭露「刻意練習」的科學實證與應用。帶你揮別道聽塗說的不完整資訊，正確學會這足以讓你精通所有技能的全新學習法，顛覆你長久以來對潛能、對天賦、對智商的觀念！《異數》《恆毅力》《我比別人更認真》《記憶人人hold得住》《孩子如何成功》等，都引用了本書作者開創的「刻意練習法」。《異數》作者由此提出廣為流傳、關於成功的「一萬小時法則」（可惜引用得有些漏洞），《恆毅力》作者花了一整章說明「刻意練習」在優秀表現中扮演的重要角色，

“This book is a breakthrough, a lyrical, powerful, science-based narrative that actually shows us how to get better (much better) at the things we care about.”—Seth Godin, author of Linchpin**“Anyone who wants to get better at anything should read [Peak]. Rest assured that the book is not mere theory. Ericsson’s research focuses on the real world, and he explains in detail, with examples, how all of us can apply the principles of great performance...

When the leptin gene was discovered in 1994, news articles predicted that there might soon be an easy, pharmaceutical solution to the growing public health crisis of obesity. Yet this scientific breakthrough merely proved once again how difficult the fight against fat really is. Despite the many appetite-suppressants, diet pills, and weight-loss programs available today, approximately 30 percent of Americans are obese. And that number is expanding rapidly. Fat is the engaging stor...

Doelbewust oefenen, het werkt!Waar hebben de grote namen op het gebied van muziek, sport, medische wetenschap hun succes aan te danken? Wat is het verschil tussen de jogger in het park en de atleet op Olympisch niveau? Is het aangeboren talent of kun je het leren?Meer dan dertig jaar geleden rekende Anders Ericsson al af met het idee van een aangeboren talent. Hij liet met enkele belangrijke onderzoeken zien hoe rekbaar ons lichaam en onze hersenen zijn als ze op specif...

We have long recognized technology as a driving force behind much historical and cultural change. The invention of the printing press initiated the Reformation. The development of the compass ushered in the Age of Exploration and the discovery of the New World. The cotton gin created the conditions that led to the Civil War. Now, in Beyond Engineering, science writer Robert Pool turns the question around to examine how society shapes technology. Drawing on such disparate fields as...

The etiology of the Wimbum people in the Western Grassfields of Cameroon is described through an examination of the way in which the meanings of key concepts, used to interpret and explain illness and other forms of misfortune, are continually being produced and reproduced in the praxis of everyday communication. During the course of numerous dialogues, witchcraft, a highly ambivalent force, gradually emerges as the prime mover. As destructive cannibals or respectable elders the witches ar...

Deliberate practice: your path to extraordinary performanceIn Peak, psychologist Anders Ericsson, whose research inspired the famous “10,000-hour rule,” reveals what truly drives mastery - and it’s not talent. Drawing on three decades of much-admired, myth-shattering research, Ericsson shows that focused, purposeful practice can unlock exceptional skill in anyone.Drawing on countless case-studies of musicians and a...

El mayor experto mundial en rendimiento y desarrollo de habilidades, Anders Ericsson, nos enseña los secretos para conseguir ser el mejor en lo que nos propongamos.«Este libro es el guía que nos mostrará el camino hasta la cumbre. Lo lejos que queramos llegar es una decisión personal.»Anders Ericsson¿Por qué hay algunas personas que son increíblemente buenas en lo que hacen? En el deporte, la música, la ciencia o los negocio...

Mozart tinha um “ouvido perfeito”: na infância identificava qualquer nota tocada por qualquer instrumento. Reza a lenda que se tratava de um dom único e inigualável. Hoje sabemos que não é assim.A verdade, como foi provado cientificamente, é que crianças educadas a identificar notas têm grandes probabilidades de desenvolver a mesma capacidade. Claro que há pessoas com mais talento do que outras. Mas se excluirmos constrangimentos desse tipo, a principal diferença entre os melhores do mundo...

**Mozart wasn’t born with perfect pitch.Most athletes are not born with any natural advantage.Three world-class chess players were sisters, whose success was planned by their parents before they were even born.**Anders Ericsson has spent thirty years studying The Special Ones, the geniuses, sports stars and musical prodigies. And his remarkable finding, revealed in Peak, is that their special abilities are acquired through training. The innate ‘gift’ of tal...

Corpus-Assisted Ecolinguistics introduces and integrates key research concepts, principles and techniques in ecolinguistics and corpus-assisted discourse study, answering foundational questions for researchers new to the discipline and asserting the urgent need to expand its scope.Breaking new ground, the book analyzes under-explored environmental discourses that have a tangible impact on ecological wellbeing and sustainability by perpetuating harmful attitudes, practices ...