Book · 2009 · Motivation (Psychology)
The talent code
- mentions
- 7
- people
- 4
- podcasts
- 4
- episodes
- 6
- recommendations
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Daniel coyle wrote a great book called the talent code codes uh coyle's contention is that everything is learned now.
What they say about it
- Call it interesting“a really interesting book”2
The best things said about it
It's a really interesting book.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Jul 2018 It's a really interesting book where they analyze performers and different different venues like different things that they do different sports different are similar.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Jun 2018 It's great and that kind of talks about these talent hot spots all around the world.
Lex Fridman Lex Fridman Podcast · Nov 2021 Where and when it comes up
Most mentions, by podcast
4 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Daniel Coyle's The Talent Code explores how talent hot spots are formed around the world and demonstrates that skills and confidence are developed through disciplined practice rather than innate magic gifts. The book has drawn recommendations from several high-profile podcast hosts and guests. On My First Million, Shaan Puri recommended the title to Anand Sanwal as a useful resource on learning and development. Chris Voss brought up the work on both Modern Wisdom and the Lex Fridman Podcast to support his core contention that everything is learned and that people can improve once they notice and practice a skill. Joe Rogan repeatedly discussed the book across episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience, including conversations with Dr. Debra Soh and Ari Shaffir, noting how performers across various fields and sports build their capabilities through rigorous discipline and specialized environments. Additionally, Lex Fridman brought up the text on his podcast while speaking with Ben Askren to examine the global talent hot spots analyzed by Coyle. Across these appearances, the book is cited as a vital guide for anyone seeking to understand the mechanics of skill acquisition, neuroplasticity, and high-level performance across diverse disciplines, emphasizing that mastery is cultivated through deliberate effort rather than biological determinism.
Every mention
Joe Rogan responsibility was I'm reading this book the talent code you ever heard of it it's a really interesting boo… 3
“did you read the talent code it's a really interesting book”
“the talent code”
“responsibility was I'm reading this book the talent code you ever heard of it it's a really interesting book where they analyze performers and different different venues like different things that they do different sports different are similar”
Chris Voss daniel coyle wrote a great book called the talent code codes uh coyle's contention is that everything is le… 2
“And he, yeah, he's, you know, and what was it, Coyle's book, "The Talent Code," says that, you know, people just noticed it and started getting good at it.”
“daniel coyle wrote a great book called the talent code codes uh coyle's contention is that everything is learned now”
Shaan Puri have you read the Talent Code no I'm GNA write that down that's a good one for you 1
“have you read the Talent Code no I'm GNA write that down that's a good one for you”
Lex Fridman have you read the book the talent code yeah it's great and that kind of talks about these talent hot spots… 1
“have you read the book the talent code yeah it's great and that kind of talks about these talent hot spots all around the world”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“and also the talent code it's another book I'm in the middle of”