「一語道破如何維持最大產值避免將自我消耗殆盡的成功書籍。」─《給予:華頓商學院最啟發人心的一堂課》作者亞當.格蘭特
「獲得人生成功、幸福及達到自我實現的必備書籍。」─《赫芬頓郵報》創辦人Arianna Huffington
不論你是正在準備成為奧運選手的運動員、破解新的數學理論,或是打造震撼世人的藝術品,不間斷的練習永遠能造就偉大的成就。本書由Brad Stulberg 和 Steve Magness 共同撰寫而成,Brad是麥肯錫公司顧問及Outsideand New York 的專欄作家,主要研究領域為健康和人體機能科學;Steve是世界頂級的長跑運動員教練,兩人將共同為讀者揭開如何透過練習達到顛峰表現的神秘面紗。書中所收錄的成功案例包括運動員、學者及藝術家,透過研究這些人的認知行為及神經化學表現,發現練習與達到成就的關聯。以科學的角度,揭露成功的秘訣,如何將這些成功的秘訣運用在自我,如果你打算將自己推向全新的人生階段,本書將會是你的最佳選擇。
"A transfixing book on how to sustain peak performance and avoid burnout" ― Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Option B, Originals, and Give and Take
"An essential playbook for success, happiness, and getting the most out of ourselves." ― Arianna Huffington, author of Thrive and The Sleep Revolution
"I doubt anyone can read Peak Performance without itching to apply something to their own lives." ― David Epstein, New York Times bestselling author of The Sports Gene
A few common principles drive performance, regardless of the field or the task at hand. Whether someone is trying to qualify for the Olympics, break ground in mathematical theory or craft an artistic masterpiece, many of the practices that lead to great success are the same. In Peak Performance, Brad Stulberg, a former McKinsey and Company consultant and writer who covers health and the science of human performance, and Steve Magness, a performance scientist and coach of Olympic athletes, team up to demystify these practices and demonstrate how everyone can achieve their best.
The first book of its kind, Peak Performance combines the inspiring stories of top performers across a range of capabilities - from athletic, to intellectual, to artistic - with the latest scientific insights into the cognitive and neurochemical factors that drive performance in all domains. In doing so, Peak Performance uncovers new linkages that hold promise as performance enhancers but have been overlooked in our traditionally-siloed ways of thinking. The result is a life-changing book in which readers learn how to enhance their performance via myriad ways including: optimally alternating between periods of intense work and rest; priming the body and mind for enhanced productivity; and developing and harnessing the power of a self-transcending purpose.
In revealing the science of great performance and the stories of great performers across a wide range of capabilities, Peak Performance uncovers the secrets of success, and coaches readers on how to use them. If you want to take your game to the next level, whatever "your game" may be, Peak Performance will teach you how.