I love a nonfiction book, particularly one that helps me learn something new or expands my viewpoint, so getting this book was exciting. (I mean, nerds unite, right?!) This subject matter is very interesting - it is in essence a manual on how to hack your own brain!
There were good sections of this book, my favorite being the Myths and Misconceptions chapter, probably because I work in Learning and Development at a corporation and it is directly relevant to my field. However, this book is essentially a rehash of the book "Peak" by Anders Ericsson, but with less detail and interesting real-life anecdotes, and less of a specific point of focus. While Peak really concentrated on Deliberate Practice, Velasquez explores many different techniques. Overall, this was a very academic book and should be consumed with this in mind. You are not going to have a rollicking good time with a story and plot, but you might find out a lot about the way your own brain works!
There were good sections of this book, my favorite being the Myths and Misconceptions chapter, probably because I work in Learning and Development at a corporation and it is directly relevant to my field. However, this book is essentially a rehash of the book "Peak" by Anders Ericsson, but with less detail and interesting real-life anecdotes, and less of a specific point of focus. While Peak really concentrated on Deliberate Practice, Velasquez explores many different techniques. Overall, this was a very academic book and should be consumed with this in mind. You are not going to have a rollicking good time with a story and plot, but you might find out a lot about the way your own brain works!