NOTES: The Little Book of Talent contains 52 tips (each from a paragraph to a few pages in length) in 3 sections: That may seem slow but such a systematic approach and realistic demand on your time will maximise your odds of turning your favourite points into sustainable habits that will transform your learning.

Note down your overall verdict on the weekend.

Test out and reflect on your theories and progress during the week and.

Cover the white-space in the book with notes on where and how you can apply the chosen idea in the coming week.

Commit to testing one idea per week (52 ideas = 52 weeks).

There’s a tendency to read the book, enjoy a premature sense of improvement and hope that everything will sink in by osmosis. You will, in short, get the most out of these ideas if you come at them from a wider base of reading (e.g., Coyle’s own Talent Code).Īnother risk with books like The Little Book of Talent is being so overwhelmed that it’s hard to know where to start. So, if you’re new to learning about learning, be careful how you use The Little Book of Talent – and be especially wary of the unhelpfully-simplistic neurobiology in the appendix. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble.” – Harrington Emerson. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. Like Templar’s Rules of Work, Life, Wealth etc… they’re short, succinct and crammed with practical ways to make life more effective.īut they come with a risk: “ As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few.

PERSONAL NOTE: I love books like The Little Book of Talent.

IN A NUTSHELL: “ Small actions, repeated over time, transform us… It’s about working hard, and working smart.” SYNOPSIS: 52 short, immediate and practical tips to kick-off your learning, improve your skills and sustain your progress at school, at work, at home and at play – by journalist and author, Daniel Coyle. TYPE: Non-fiction (philosophy), Practical.

The little book of talent