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Peak Performance
- Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
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Summary
Winner of the 2018 Audie Award for Best Business/Personal Development Audiobook
"A transfixing book on how to sustain peak performance and avoid burnout" ― Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Option B, Originals, and Give and Take
"An essential playbook for success, happiness, and getting the most out of ourselves." ― Arianna Huffington, author of Thrive and The Sleep Revolution
"I doubt anyone can read Peak Performance without itching to apply something to their own lives." ― David Epstein, New York Times bestselling author of The Sports Gene
A few common principles drive performance, regardless of the field or the task at hand. Whether someone is trying to qualify for the Olympics, break ground in mathematical theory or craft an artistic masterpiece, many of the practices that lead to great success are the same. In Peak Performance, Brad Stulberg, a former McKinsey and Company consultant and journalist who covers health and the science of human performance, and Steve Magness, a performance scientist and coach of Olympic athletes, team up to demystify these practices and demonstrate how everyone can achieve their best.
The first book of its kind, Peak Performance combines the inspiring stories of top performers across a range of capabilities - from athletic, to intellectual, to artistic - with the latest scientific insights into the cognitive and neurochemical factors that drive performance in all domains. In doing so, Peak Performance uncovers new linkages that hold promise as performance enhancers but have been overlooked in our traditionally-siloed ways of thinking. The result is a life-changing book in which listeners will learn how to enhance their performance via myriad ways including: optimally alternating between periods of intense work and rest; developing and harnessing the power of a self-transcending purpose; and priming the body and mind for enhanced productivity.
In revealing the science of great performance and the stories of great performers across a wide range of capabilities, Peak Performance uncovers the secrets of success, and coaches listeners on how to use them. If you want to take your game to the next level, whatever "your game" may be, Peak Performance will teach you how.
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- Anonymous User
- 19-11-18
Great practical insights and lessons.
This has great practical and real world activity and insights. Good arguments backed up by research.
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- Amanda Hildred
- 25-01-20
Fantastic
Excellent read that puts Peak Performance in business and life into perspective that will help achieve more success with less stress.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-11-18
Simples Basics that add up
This book covers many things you will have heard before but it gives them deeper meaning and adds up to a very worthwhile listen that puts a package together that everyone can benefit from whatever your aspirations or career.
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- Peter Lawless
- 24-07-20
one of those must reads
Without a purpose how can you discover your peak performance is the main theme, reiterated through this book based on the conversion of apparent failures by the Authors, leading to their purpose - showing how the right combination of Stress and Rest leads to Peak Performance
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- hannesius
- 16-07-19
really interesting
I really enjoyed peak performance. it was my very first audio book ever. Very insightful and interesting facts.
on a personal note, I'm a performance trainer myself and I've used the insight here to guide and assist athletes and clients even better. handy content for all coaches.
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- abiezabieza
- 15-10-19
We absolutely need this book to elevate our days!
Living in a city isn't as easy as it sounds. This book helped me to understand how to cope it in terms of stress. Definitely will play it again.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-01-20
A great entry level book to improve performance.
I think this is a great entry level book for anyone looking for something to motivate or direct them towards achieving their goals; particularly sports related goals though the tools and information mentioned could easily be applied to business and personal goals too.
I have read many books on improving performance and though this is not as detailed as others, I think it’s the most accessible of them all. If you don’t have a clue about how to improve your performance then this book will be invaluable. It’s short, succinct and yet covers all the vital aspects without ever getting complicated.
At the same time, even more experienced trainers will find this book useful, at least to refresh the ideas in the mind, even if it’s covering old topics.
I had come across a lot of the key points before so at times I did wane in my interest but never for too long. Each topic is short and to the point so it’s never boring.
Definitely a good starter book for anyone interested in improving their training.
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- David
- 09-08-17
Great.
I really enjoyed this book as it seemed to pull together information taken from other audio books I have already listened to, such as Peak by Anders Ericsson, and gives you a great base plan to start on the journey to peak performance. Recommended.
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- Robert B.
- 03-01-20
A decent book, feel like it misses more solid info
Mentions some good points, a lot you likely already know. Defiantly misses some more solid points, not a book i will reflect on to mich, or lool to reread. Still is worth reading, and speeding up when theres waffle.
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- julie smith
- 17-03-19
Fantastic motivational and a great book
Thoroughly enjoyed this book and will certainly listen to it again. Interesting, liked the way that it recaps so you can take everything on board Great knowledge and managed to stay captivated and indeed motivated.
I’m in the process of setting up a new business and found core values and purpose statement brilliant. I’m also training for a marathon hike and stress and rest principals are great. Would highly recommend. Loved it.
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