What does it take to go from good to great? Step up at work, in
sports, and at home with this "transfixing book on how to sustain peak
performance and avoid burnout" (Adam Grant).
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 you can achieve
your 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 and 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 you can learn how to enhance your 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 you 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.
