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By: Bing Bingham

Bing Bingham — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 22:58:00 +0000

Dan, thank you for including me in the mailing. As a tennis coach and English teacher I’m always looking for ways to better connect with my students and players. I’ll pick up the book. Good Stuff!

By: Jackie Wagner

Jackie Wagner — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:26:41 +0000

Well it definitely caught my attention. Being a coach and teacher i am constantly looking for different ways to introduce or get across a certain point or skill. Can’t wait to read the book.

By: paul

paul — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:48:29 +0000

Very interesting! As a student of the martial arts, I have found over the years that the trick to mastery lies in getting the training done in the right order. Thus…precise (slow) control first, then power, then speed. I have also found that thinking about training beforehand, especially visualization, makes for a massive improvement (could this be why prep school pupils go on to all the good jobs? And if so, why isn’t the prep method of pupils having a stab at studying the lesson themselves BEFORE the lesson used more in state education?)
Also, re focus. If the brain can be thought of as a battery of sorts, with a total available voltage, and the process of thinking as controlling the path of neural signals, wouldn’t that mean that focus, or the exclusion of extraneous thoughts, causes more voltage to be channeled down a neural pathway, resulting in more stimulation of the oligodendrocyte cells? Or doesn’t it work that way?

By: Chris Downing

Chris Downing — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:38:44 +0000

Once I’d come across the 10,000 hours idea, a lot of what I had experienced as a music teacher made sense. I’d seen beginners who seemed to have natural abilities ultimately fail and other who were all fingers and thumbs flourish. On going back to ask them about their practice regimes, it always came down to practice works, and trying to use my lessons as some sort of weekly nag, didn’t. I was absolutely amazed at how fast a student, who decided to do three hours a day practice, advanced! And the slow paced learning is something I’ve come across in so many writings and my own experience. Thta is all about training the fingers to only make the right moves and never getting it wrong. So keep slowing down until you are palyong so slowly you only play correctly – even if that means you are only playing a note per second. Getting it right then becomes easy and over a week or two speeding it up comes naturally.

BTW trying to get good at your golf trick would probably involve starting with a huge club head and a bigger ball – there is an intrinsic problem with trying to get gravity to operate at 1/10th speed at the beginning of learning the trick slowly!

By: djcoyle

djcoyle — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:44:55 +0000

Hey Eric, Congratulations, and thanks very much for getting in touch. That makes my day. Okay, my week! I’m working on a followup project, and am curious as to what worked best for you. My email is djcoyle1@gmail.com if you’re up for a quick chat. Best, Dan

By: Eric Kramer

Eric Kramer — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:52:53 +0000

Thanks for the book. I heard of the talent code 14 months ago. As a swim coach of 33 year, I had been seeking something new to teach our complicated sport. Well… I started applying the basic concepts. In 12 months, our swimmers swam 30% less mileage but gained in technique. We had the best year ever. This past September, the skills are so much better and the quality is incredible. The kids are stronger and very efficient. Other Clubs have noticed. Thank-You

By: Terje Lund

Terje Lund — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:01:41 +0000

Thank you for a very igniting book – a must-read for parents and grandparents. A very enjoying and illuminating book! I will buy a lot and distribute to the people I care for.

By: Kevin Matthews

Kevin Matthews — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:37:00 +0000

Hi Daniel,

Thank you for writing such an amazing book!

I was put onto your work after reading Matthew Syed’s ‘Bounce’ and I have to say that it was fabulous to soak up all the wonderful details, elements and stories that your research uncovered.

Thank you again for creating such an excellent learning resource.

Sincerely,

Kevin Matthews
Producer of the Maximise Potential Podcast

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By: Aarjit

Aarjit — Tue, 31 May 2011 05:02:14 +0000

I’ve just started reading the book and so far it’s simply fascinating to see the amount of research Dan has done to write this book. The art of growing talent as Dan has described is astounding, indeed. Moreover, it’s his style of writing that makes this incredible book fun to read. I’ve enjoyed every single line, every single paragraph and every single description in it.
I look forward to complete the book by the end of the day!
It’s simply amazing!