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Bounce by Matthew Syed
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This book redefined the way I think about talent. It breaks it down and shows how talent is derivative of countless hours of practice. In fact, with only 10,000 hours of purposeful practice you, me, or anyone can become an expert/master in whichever field they choose. Whether it's chess, archery, figure skating, or capoeira. hehe. All that practice puts the complicated processes into implicit memory. Your muscles begin to work automatically, freeing your brain to focus on expert maneuvers.

The book also inspired me, if anyone can succeed in what they do as long as they put in plenty of hard work, than I can definitely do so to play better in capoeira. :) It's not about talent. Talent comes from those invisible hours of practice that you didn't see the individual do. People say, Oh, Tiger Woods was born to play golf. No, he mastered golf because his father started training him at an early age, and he repeatedly did the same difficult shots over and over, hours on end.

I definitely recommend it. I mean, changing my whole thought process and all. hehe, the book definitely took effect.
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November 22, 2010 – Shelved
February 6, 2012 – Shelved as: non-fiction

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