Episode · Invest Like the Best · 2017-08-08

Patrick O'Shaughnessy & Brad Stulberg: books mentioned on Invest Like the Best #49

Brad Stulberg - Just Manageable Challenges - [Invest Like the Best, EP.49]

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This week's conversation is about performance. More specifically, it is about the ins and outs of steady progress and growth.

Patrick O'Shaughnessy discussed Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg and others and Peak by Anders Ericsson and others.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Peak Performance

    Brad Stulberg; Steve Magness · at 0:52 · mentioned 2 times

    Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness's book synthesizes research from multiple fields to explain how high performers across disciplines continually push their limits.

    Discussed
    “My guest is Brad Stolberg, who co-authored the book Peak Performance, which combines research from many fields into a description of how athletes, creatives, and others continue to push boundaries in their respective crafts.”
    Where to get it
  2. Peak

    Anders Ericsson; Robert Pool · at 32:53

    Peak by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool synthesizes decades of psychological research to reveal the core principles of deliberate practice and skill acquisition.

    Discussed
    “I think it probably kicked off with the 10,000 hours notion popularized by Gladwell. I think Andres Erickson just came out with a book called peak. Yeah. Like a year and a half ago.”
    Where to get it
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Passing Outliers
“The idea of high level performance seems very popular today. I think it probably kicked off with the 10,000 hours notion popularized by Gladwell. I think Andres Erickson just came out with a book called peak.”