The Talent Code

By Daniel Coyle

Categories: Self-Help

Where does talent come from? Daniel Coyle visited nine of the world's talent hotbeds, from Caribbean baseball fields to a music academy in upstate New York, and combined what he saw with research in neurology. He identifies three elements that build skill: deep practice, ignition, and master coaching. Together, he argues, they grow myelin, the brain substance that makes our movements and thoughts faster and more accurate, so talent can be developed rather than simply inherited.

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