Learn to Thrive
High Performance Habits by Brendon Burchard
“With the right habits, anyone can dramatically increase results and become a high performer in almost any field of endeavor.” – Brendon Burchard
What do High Performers routinely do differently? I read “High Performance Habits” to find out. Here’s what I found:
1-Page PDF Summary of High Performance Habits
Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath
“If you want your ideas to be stickier, you’ve got to break someone’s guessing machine and then fix it.” – Chip Heath, Made to Stick
It’s hard to be successful if you can’t communicate your ideas effectively.
1-Page PDF Summary of Made to Stick
Exercise provides an unparalleled stimulus, creating an environment in which the brain is ready, willing, and able to learn.” – John Ratey MD
Looking for motivation to exercise in the new year? Stop seeing exercise as means to get a better body, and start seeing it as a tool to build a better brain.
See why in my video summary of ‘Spark’:
The First 20 Hours by Josh Kaufman
The purpose of this book is to help you acquire new skills in record time” – Josh Kaufman
In the book ‘The First 20 Hours,’ author Josh Kaufman explores the art and science of rapid skill acquisition, and test his findings learning 6 new skills: yoga, programming, touch typing, Go, ukulele, and windsurfing.
I’ve condensed his findings to provide you with road map to rapid skill acquisition to help you learn a skill you’ve always wanted to (playing the guitar? speaking a second language?), or a skill that will add value to your career (graphic design? public speaking?).
The Rise of Superman by Steven Kotler
Researchers recently coined the phrase “Twenty-First-Century Skills” to describe the myriad abilities our children need to thrive in this century. Action and adventure sports demand them all. – Steven Kotler, The Rise of Superman
1-Page PDF Summary of ‘The Rise of Superman’
Deep Work by Cal Newport
Deep work is not some nostalgic affectation of writers and early-twentieth-century philosophers. It’s instead a skill that has great value today.” – Cal Newport, Deep Work
Deep work generates results that other people find hard to replicate. In our hyperconnected world, deep work creates products that scale and impact millions of people. But we live in an age of constant distraction where deep work is a dying skill.
I’ve made the following video to help you understand why deep work is essential and how you can incorporate deep work into your daily schedule:
Peak by Anders Ericsson
Author Anders Ericsson has studied expert performance for 30+ years and found that simply doing does not lead to mastery.
The right sort of practice carried out over a sufficient period of time leads to improvement. Nothing else.” – Anders Ericsson, Peak
1-Page PDF Summary of Peak (The Deliberate Practice Method)
A Mind For Numbers by Barbara Oakley
Your desire to figure things out right now is what prevents you from being able to figure things out…” – Barbara Oakley, Ph.D
Great artists, scientists, engineers, and chess masters tap into the natural rhythm of their brains to learn and master their craft. In ‘A Mind For Numbers‘, author Barbara Oakley describes how she leveraged her brains natural rhythm to learn Math and Science after years of frustration.
Watch the following video to understand how you can leverage your brain’s natural rhythm and learn any skill: