The Little Book of Talent is for parents, teachers, coaches, and anyone who has something new to learn in other words, everyone. It’s not a “read once and give to a friend” type of book. I wish this book had been around when I was a kid, teenager and young adult, but I’m thrilled to have this resource now that I’m a parent with small children. Then the best part is Coyle tells us exactly how to make that happen in doable, bite-size tips. The product of five years of reporting from the world's greatest talent hotbeds and interviews with successful master. This is a hopeful idea, and the most hopeful thing about it is that it is a fact. The Little Book of Talent is an easy-to-use handbook of scientifically proven, field-tested methods to improve skills-your skills, your kids' skills, your organization's skills-in sports, music, art, math, and business. Each day, each practice session, is a step toward a different future. That machinery is not controlled by genes, it’s controlled by you. Whatever talent you set out to build, from golfing to learning a new language to playing guitar to managing a startup, be assured of one thing: You are born with the machinery to transform beginners’ clumsiness into fast, fluent action. And further to that idea, my absolute favourite quote in the book is the following:
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