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tuesnxt's review against another edition
I started this book but didn't find it as engaging as I hoped.
nealk's review against another edition
2.0
This book is mainly tedious, anecdotal examples. Spends far too many words over-explaining these examples and not enough making his case. Skip to the last few chapters for some useful info, unless you really enjoy reading about Tiger Woods’s golf career.
snukes's review against another edition
Uh oh. I found this in the pile of books waiting to be reviewed and thought to myself, "wait: did I actually read that? I remember wanting to read it. Maybe I started it and got distracted?" I did a little skimming. No, no... I definitely read it. I just... uh... it didn't stick very well. I remember some bits about parents hard-core training their kids to be chess or tennis or whatever prodigies, and then there's a big white space in my brain.
Sigh. Maybe some of it stuck on a subconscious level. No stars, though, since I also can't remember how I felt about it. I think it was interesting, but how interesting could it have been......
Sigh. Maybe some of it stuck on a subconscious level. No stars, though, since I also can't remember how I felt about it. I think it was interesting, but how interesting could it have been......
lilleyjohn's review against another edition
4.0
Very good counter to the ‘10,000 hours rule’ of proficiency, with plenty of good examples to back it up.
tmilstein's review against another edition
5.0
Like Quiet, it's one of those books that makes you rethink what you think you know.