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Talent Is Overrated What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else Geoff Colvin - Senior Editor at Large, FORTUNE 2008, Portfolio/The Penguin Group: New York, NY The main point of this book is that by understanding how a few become great, anyone can become better. Summary by Douglas W. Green, EdD - dgreen@ For More Go to DrDougG If you like this summary, purchase this book. 1 Thursday, February 11, 2010 1 The Mystery When asked to explain why a few people are excellent at what they do, most people attribute it to hard work and God- given talent. Drawing on abundant research, Colvin finds that talent advocates have a hard time demonstrating that natural gifts they can substantiate are important in attaining great performance. The factor that seems to explain the most about great performance is what researchers call deliberate practice. It is hard and it hurts. It is not, however, what most of us do on the job every day, which explains why experience doesn’t always lead to better performance. For More Go to DrDougG If you like this summary, purchase this book. 2 Thursday, February 11, 2010 2 Talent Is Overrated A study of accomplished musicians shows that skill is essentially a function of the amount of time they spend practicing. Researchers have found few signs of precocious achievement before the individuals started intensive training. This suggests that if talent does exist, it