By: Tina Davidson
Did you ever dream of becoming great at something? Maybe it was singing or playing piano?
Well, with enough deliberate practice you might just make your dreams come true.
I’ve been reading,”Peak–Secrets from the New Science of Expertise,” by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool. I recommend you pick up a copy. It is fascinating stuff and I won’t give away too much. Let’s just say I was especially impressed with the memorization skills of London taxi drivers. I was also quite intrigued with Laszlo Polgar’s experiment–his goal was to raise three genius children. It seems he succeeded.
Here’s my favorite quote from Peak (pg. 179):
“Deliberate practice can open the door to a world of possibilities that you may have been convinced were out of reach. Open that door.”
I hope I’ve shared enough to “peak” your interest about the book.
Let me know what you think!
Tina Davidson 