Daniel Coyle's The Talent Code, Chapter 1 : 'The Sweet Spot'

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Analysis and critical report of Daniel Coyle's The Talent Code, Chapter 1 : 'The Sweet Spot'

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[...] Most young talents come from the poor suburbs and do not exercise on the glittering, sandy beaches, but in dire environments. Instead of playing on green fields, clad in adapted wear, all they have is smaller patches of concrete, wooden floor and dirt (p. if not mud, and ragged shoes. More than that, they also have smaller teams and use a non-standard, non-bouncing, heavier ball. The result is such that, besides the high amount of training time, they are accustomed to much harder situations, having a higher rate of opportunities to kick in the ball and exercising their visual and physical reflexes thanks to tighter, denser grounds. [...]

[...] Instead of governing in a carefree manner and being too indulging, they should watch Asia's powerhouses and the international ranking they owe to their strategic and ambitious policies[3]. As Aristotle allegedly said (and as peoples with complex mother tongues learn other languages more easily, or so they say), he who can do the harder can do the easier. References Gideon Lewis-Kraus (December 14, 2016), The Great AI Awakening [HYPERLINK: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/14/magazine/the-great-ai-awakening.html]. The New York Times Maggie Koerth-Baker (January 12, 2016). Why boredom is anything but boring [HYPERLINK: http://www.nature.com/news/why-boredom-is-anything-but-boring-1.19140]. Nature 3 Sean Coughlan (December 2016) Pisa tests: Singapore top in global education rankings [HYPERLINK: http://www.bbc.com/news/education-38212070]. [...]

[...] To support this idea, Daniel Coyle uses the work of UCLA psychology professor Robert Bjork, who himself based it on an experiment by Henry Roediger, of Washington University of St. Louis. It is when you actively take part in a learning process, and even more so when you are in the toughest hardships like a limited amount of study time that you produce greater quality. It is also important to notice a certain emphasis on safe practice. Many activities now rely on that before being applied in real life: beautician apprentices on wigs, rescuers and surgeons on human-like simulators, carmakers on mannekins, etc. [...]

[...] Daniel Coyle's The Talent Code Chapter `The Sweet Spot' An analysis D. Coyle (2009). The Talent Code (Chapter `The Sweet Spot'). Bantam Dell: New York. We live in a globalized economy, where we have to compete with everyone else. But we are all natually unequal and the environment we live in may not always provide for the best organization or facilities. Yet, we may sometimes be overcome by others who seemed weaker than we might have thought. Remember the Tortoise and the Hare: one overly relies on his own talent while the other is deeply involved in the game. [...]

[...] But hazards were barely the same whether while training or on a real mission. Links' solution instead consisted in training without taking risks. One could then repeat procedures and methods as many times as they pleased or needed, in all safety. The idea behind those examples, as well as that of actually testing a lifejacket aboard a plane rather than merely listening to the flight attendant's lesson, is that mastering a knowledge or a skill requires genuine, personal involvement as well as a lot of training to face as many probable situations as chance provides us with. [...]