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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Elseby: Geoff Colvin  List Price: $59.99 Amazon.com's Price: $37.79 You Save: $22.20 (37%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: Audio CDDewey Decimal Number: 153.9 EAN: 9781400138715 Edition: Library ed. Format: Audiobook, CD, Unabridged ISBN: 140013871X Label: Tantor Media Manufacturer: Tantor Media Number Of Items: 6 Publication Date: October 01, 2008 Publisher: Tantor Media Studio: Tantor Media Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Recommendation from AmazonExcellent book!!! It was a recommendation of your site while i was buying another one on the same subject, but from a different author!!! Your advise was very well done!!! Rating: - I Guess It Depends on How One Defines "Talent"In "Talent is Overrated" Mr. Colvin makes a case for success by reviewing what it is that makes high achievers do what they do. His argument is that innate ability is not really innate, but rather that a rare combination of factors may create the "winning" formula. Most of these factors have to do with circumstance. For instance, Tiger Woods had a father who started him on the golf course at a very young age and was able to coach him in a way that helped him achieve. The other components in Mr. ... Read More Rating:  - Practicing deliberate simplificationThis book tackles a fascinating question that challenges top academic psychologists. Interestingly, it was written by a business magazine editor. This explains why we are treated to recurrent musings on how to produce "greatness" in business managers. Personally, I find it unhelpful and offensive to compare the skills of corporate CEOs to Picasso or Tiger Woods. The author himself admits running a business is not necessarily rocket science, and anyone who doubts the role of cronyism as opposed to skill ... Read More Rating: - This book is somewhat overratedThe author's hypothesis is that talent is overrated. Things such as IQ and other innate abilities matters relatively little compared to deliberate and efficient practice and learning. Have you known people who aced that tough calculus exam with only one hour of study? The author says it is all about deliberate practice and not talent. Gauss, one of the greatest mathematicians ever, was born to peasant parents with no formal, math or otherwise, education of their own. ... Read More Rating: - Great Performance: Both Exacting and Exhilarating Geoff Colvin goes to great lengths to demonstrate that neither hard work nor inspiration provides a satisfactory explanation to why a few people are so talented and excellent at what they do (pp. 4-5, 20-23). Colvin convincingly shows his audience that there is no free lunch behind great performance. Great performance results from deliberate practice which is hard to sustain over time (pp. 7, 66, 72, 171, 181). Many years of intense preparation are needed before making any kind of (creative) ... Read More 
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