# Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise

- **Author:** Anders Ericsson
- **Read:** August 2017
- **Topic:** Brain & Psychology
- **Published:** 2016
- **Pages:** 307
- **Picked by:** Nick
- **ISBN-13:** 9780544456235
- **Open Library:** https://openlibrary.org/works/OL19664939W
- **Cover:** https://rwbookclub.com/assets/images/covers/peak-333.jpg
- **Canonical page:** https://rwbookclub.com/books/peak/

## Synopsis

Draws on the examples of chess champions, violin virtuosos, star athletes, and memory mavens to outline a powerful approach to learning that enables proficiency through strategic goal setting, self-motivation, and feedback exercises.