Book · 2022 · Business & Economics
Talent
How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Around the World
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Is there something you've learned about talent spotting through writing the book that you wish wasn't so that you find it disturbing or you find it disappointing in some way?
What they say about it
- Discussing specific book content“one of the interesting chapters in the book”3
- Interviewing authors about the book“when I interviewed Tyler Cowen about his book Talent”3
The best things said about it
Energy, durability, and curiosity really is the three things that I personally took away from it as things to screen for, think about, test for, ask questions around. Highly recommend everyone check out the book.
At the end of the day, it is not a capital problem, but there's a significantly outdated operating system running on the minds of different people around the world.
The book is really the beginning of a conversation that hopefully will result in the creation of the science.
Now, the way I read your book about talent, it seems like also a critique of Brian's book, The Case Case Against Education.
One of the interesting chapters in the book is about disability. I find this area really interesting as it pertains to talent.
When I interviewed Tyler Cowen about his book Talent he suggested as an interview question which I found surprising.
Where and when it comes up
Most episodes, by podcast
8 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Talent by Tyler Cowen and Daniel Gross is a comprehensive guide exploring methods and strategies for identifying exceptional ability and potential. Patrick O'Shaughnessy heavily recommended the book on Invest Like the Best, stating that he personally took away crucial screening principles focused on energy, durability, and curiosity. The book also served as a central topic of discussion on other shows; Russ Roberts mentioned it on EconTalk alongside Cowen himself to examine real-world interview advice, and Dwarkesh Patel explored insights from the volume on the Dwarkesh Podcast, noting how it functions as a critique of existing educational theories and discussing the inherent unpredictability of human potential. Shruti Rajagopalan also acknowledged the collaborative effort behind the expansive volume during an episode of Conversations with Tyler.
Every mention
Patrick O'Shaughnessy I'll definitely remember the book for this idea of energy, durability, and curiosity really is the three th… 1
Discussed
“One of the interesting chapters in the book is about disability. I find this area really interesting as it pertains to talent. We talked about specialization a little bit already.”
Discussed
“What was frustrating about this book?”
Discussed
“There's a section of the book I've intentionally avoided the area of these personality inventories. You've referenced them a few times.”
Recommended
“I'll definitely remember the book for this idea of energy, durability, and curiosity really is the three things that I personally took away from it as things to screen for, think about, test for, ask questions around. Highly recommend everyone check out the book.”
Dwarkesh Patel Is there something you've learned about talent spotting through writing the book that um you wish wasn't so… 2
Discussed
“Is there something you've learned about talent spotting through writing the book that um you wish wasn't so that you find it disturbing or you find it disappointing in some way?”
Discussed
“Now, the way I read your book about talent, it seems like also a critique of Brian's book, The Case Case Against Education.”
Discussed
“Even with all the advice in the book and even with the stuff that isn't in the book that is just um your inarticulable knowledge about how to spot talent, all your intuitions, how much of the variance in somebody's true potential is just fundamentally unpredictable”
Discussed
“i just i read that book talent um tyler cowan and daniel grace recently and yeah there's something really powerful about this fact”
Russ Roberts when I interviewed Tyler Cowan about his book Talent he suggested as an interview question which I found su… 2
Discussed
“when I interviewed Tyler Cowan about his book Talent he suggested as an interview question which I found surprising”
Discussed
“it's called Talent but most academics spend most their time thinking about themselves”
Chris Williamson tyler cowan just wrote a book called talent and in that he he uses this example the fact that elon richest… 1
Discussed
“tyler cowan just wrote a book called talent and in that he he uses this example the fact that elon richest man on the planet was involved personally”
Daniel Gross I think that's a raison d'etre for the book. At the end of the day, it is not a capital problem, but there'… 1
Discussed
“I think that's a raison d'etre for the book. At the end of the day, it is not a capital problem, but there's a significantly outdated operating system running on the minds of different people around the world”
Discussed
“So this particular Torah, we don't have yet. And the book is really the beginning of a conversation that hopefully will result in the creation of the science.”
Jimmy Soni and maybe tyler cowan's book on talent does this because there's a whole section in there about peter 1
Discussed
“and maybe tyler cowan's book on talent does this because there's a whole section in there about peter”
Shruti Rajagopalan you end up writing have the great gift of writing a book with someone like tyler cohen on a topic as expans… 1
Discussed
“you end up writing have the great gift of writing a book with someone like tyler cohen on a topic as expansive as talent”
Tyler Cowen Adrian Woolridge had a very good book out last year in defense of meritocracy 1
Discussed
“Adrian Woolridge had a very good book out last year in defense of meritocracy”
Other mentions (12: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“He was last here in August of 2022 talking about his book with Daniel Gross titled Talent.”
Plugged
“Today, it is my great pleasure to once again speak to Tyler Cowen now about his new book, Talent: How to Find Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Across the World.”
Plugged
“when you write a book with the title talent you certainly walk into every interview you do in your life realizing that guy's thinking he's chatting with a guy who wrote a book called talent”
Plugged
“and our topic for today is his new book Talent co-authored with Daniel gross”
Plugged
“my guest today has been Tyler Cowan his book is Talent”
Plugged
“My new book, co-authored with Daniel Gross, is called Talent.”
Passing
“and that is the focus of our discussion and their new book, which is called Talent.”
Plugged
“he's written several best sellers and his new book is titled talent how to identify energizers creatives and winners around the world”
Plugged
“our guest today is tyler cowan professor of economics at george mason university and author of the new book talent how to identify energizers creatives and winners around the globe which comes out tomorrow”
Plugged
“the book is out tomorrow it's called talent how to identify energizers creatives and winners around the world”
Plugged
“the book i just finished writing called talent with daniel gross my co-author”
Plugged
“Any updates on the the book with Daniel Gross on talent? The book is called Talent. It's being published by St. Martin's on May 22nd.”