Unlocking the Talent Code With Dan Coyle

Dan Coyle, author of The Talent Code joins us to talk about the common threads of people who perform at the highest levels. HighlightsAssignments that sparked Dan’s interest talentWays to develop a tendency to challenge the status quoThe power of immersing yourself in multiple domainsLessons in developing talent from a skateboard parkPaying attention to the moments when lightning strikesWhy struggle makes us smarterDeveloping a process for achieving mastery Quotes You need to have the right conditions for lightning to form You don’t get better by listening. You get better by doing Struggle makes you smarter. When you look across high performers, they all have a huge variety of things they did. When you do deep practice, you grow thicker layers of myelin Books and Resources The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe Guitar Zero by Gary Marcus Daniel Coyle is the New York Times bestselling author of The Little Book of Talent, The Talent Code, Lance Armstrong’s War, and Hardball: A Season in Projects. Subscribe for ad-free interviews and bonus episodes https://plus.acast.com/s/the-unmistakable-creative-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.