The Little Book of Talent
The Little Book of Talent by Daniel Coyle is a condensed and somewhat better-developed version of his original book, The Talent Code.
3 years have passed between them and I can clearly see that the author has applied his own principles of Master Coaching, consolidating the same information and principles into a better-structured and easily applied format.
In this slideshow, I have listed the tips from The Little Book in a different order and with shorter and sometimes different wording. I've also grouped them differently, using a variation of Coyle's R.E.P.S. Gauge:
Imagine — Reach — Grow — Think
It was meant as an Instagram / Reddit / YouTube Community post and might look a bit lazy for Blog content. Nevertheless, it’s still useful and hopefully will increase your interest in Daniel Coyle’s works.
Imagine
“Imagine” covers the process as a whole from the very beginning.
It’s about the Take It All” part of the Chunking principle and other things meant to show you the bigger picture.
Reach
“Reach” or “Struggle” is about tips and practice methods that are based on the Error-Focused Approach.
You might also know it under “Learning to Feel It” and Bittersweet Spot from The Talent Code, “Goldilocks Zone” from Atomic Habits, or Yerkes-Dodson Law.
My favorite “Reach” tips:
Practice Alone
Be willing to look Stupid
Embrace “The Suck”
Debug in "Slow-Motion”
Smallest Achievable Perfection
Grow
“Grow” is the Repetition part of the R.E.P.S. Gauge.
It covers more traditional, routine-like practice methods and works through myelination of existing neural pathways.
My favorite “Grow” tips:
Chunking
Practice Density
Mime it
Take a Nap
Practice Right After Performance
Think
“Think” is the final slide, covering analysis and meta-solutions.
These will help you consolidate all other ideas and improve your understanding of the progress structure.
