Useful info, but I'll probably forget most of it. 3.5 stars

Handy little book of practical and truly useful advice for upping your game in just about every area of your life. **Charlotte Mason fans - tip #33 - after reading something, organize your thoughts and write a summary of what was just read. Narration :)

Awesome advice for anyone studying anything. :)

A great little resource (and quick read) about how to build skills and talent. There are so many applications to my own life that I thought about while I was reading this - not just personally but professionally for my students as well.

Excellent book for anyone hoping to hone a craft of any kind. Readable, easily applicable and enjoyable. Great for parents, teachers, students, coaches and the like.

This short book contains many useful tips. I liked that this book can be easily read in a day or two. I particularly enjoyed tips 41, 42, 46, 47, and 51.

I won this book in a goodreads giveaway. As a future teacher, I really enjoyed reading this book and the new thoughts and ideas it opened up for me. The whole time I was reading it I kept asking myself, "How can I incorporate this into the classroom?"

A collection of practical tips on how to develop one's talents, written in a simple and entertaining manner.

I love The Talent Code for its in depth discussion of what it takes to build skill. But I keep feeling like I need to go back and reread it when I only want to pull out and reinforce the application of a particular principle. So I was thrilled to run across this book. There is some repetition between the two books but plenty new that I had not remembered or understood. My only problem is that I bought the kindle edition and now want a hard copy to mark up and keep with my notebooks.

I won this book through the goodreads first reads program.

Received this book - with postage due! Only 59 cents, but still! Why didn't they just send it media mail instead of first class? This is an uncorrected proof, so I can't quote it.

I haven't read [b:The Talent Code: Unlocking the Secret of Skill in Sports, Art, Music, Math, and Just About Everything Else|5771014|The Talent Code Unlocking the Secret of Skill in Sports, Art, Music, Math, and Just About Everything Else|Daniel Coyle|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1267831614s/5771014.jpg|5942757]. For art, [b:Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You about Being Creative|13099738|Steal Like an Artist 10 Things Nobody Told You about Being Creative|Austin Kleon|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1327937714s/13099738.jpg|18272194] may be better.

I definitely think this book would be a worthwhile read for many people. It's a very short book, most tips are one to two pages. It's divided into 3 sections; Getting started, Improving skills and Sustaining progress. It includes a further reading list, but no index.

It's mostly about sports, music and other physical skills that I don't care that much about right now, but I think I may be able to use some of the tips to improve my photography skills. My biggest problem is that I don't care much about taking good pictures, but I have to learn in order to sell the jewelry I'm making.