The Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How.

Author: Daniel Coyle
Genre: Non-Fiction
Date Finished: Jan 7, 2010

This book really feels like it was written by a reporter, though the dust jacket doesn't list any reporter credentials.

The premise of the book is that most, nearly all, world class talent is not due to talent at all, but due to huge over whelming amounts of practice.

The initial parts of the book are talking about myelin, a coating that develops over nerve connections to enhance impulse transferance. These parts of the book were interesting to read, but seemed a little weak. No references were sited, just the author's personal supposition about myelin and informal interviews with researchers.

The remainder of the book focuses on stories of skill development, attempting to reinforce two ideas:

1. practice at the edge of your skill level.
2. inspiration is key to correctly motivating practice.