Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (776 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 162336793X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Erin Haugen said "Adam Grant-level impact" after reading this book. I purchased this book because I like to keep abreast of books athletes I work with are likely to read (I'm a sport psychologist). I anticipated that this would be helpful in my work with them (it TOTALLY will be), but what I never intended was that it would be helpful for me, too. Given my background in sport and clinical psychology, it's a rare book that speaks to me on such a deep level. The last author that had this impact on me. "A fantastic read" according to Nicholas Thelen. At its core this is a self help book--but unlike so many others in the category, Peak Preformance offers real strategies and evidence based claims to promote achievement. This book is not about life hacks, quick fixes, or pseudo claims, but rather offers methods to help cultivate real, authentic living. While academic in its content, the book has extreme readability as the authors take complex scientific ideas and phenomena and tur. Mitchell Milch said A Must Read For Anyone Interested In Developing Success Ethics. I came to this book with a fairly educated eye as I am well read in this field, recently wrote a memoir on applying many of the principles outlined in the book, work as a psychoanalyst, and integrate practices of elite athletes to excel in other spheres of my life. I was so pleasantly surprised that this book was a valued learning opportunity for me. It was a most entertaining and validating read as well. There is quite a bit of in
In doing so, Peak Performance uncovers new linkages that hold promise as performance enhancers but have been overlooked in our traditionally-siloed ways of thinking. Whether someone is trying to qualify for the Olympics, break ground in mathematical theory or craft an artistic masterpiece, many of the practices that lead to great success are the same. If you want to take your game to the next level, whatever "your game" may be, Peak Performance will teach you how.. "A transfixing book on how to sustain peak performance and avoid burnout" Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Option B, Originals, and Give and Take<
Brad Stulberg writes about health and the science of human performance. He is a columnist with Outside Magazine and New York Magazine and has also written for Forbes, NPR, The Los Angeles Times, Runner's World, and The Huffington P
Peak Performance is a must read for everyone: from athletes to artists, and certainly entrepreneurs. However, Peak Performance presents the science that illuminates the common practices of game changers, and most important, shows u show we can benefit from applying them in our own lives.” David Goss, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at The Ohio State University“As I read Peak Performance I found myself amazed that there is actually science to back up what I have found true as a sought to maximize my abilities throughout my professional running career. I