Talent Code: Intro, Chapter 1 and 2

Intro Summary:

The commonality between different groups of successful people, in there varied professions, is that they have honed their "neural circuitry"(pg. 7). They have acquired their talents through growth, practice, and study. Not just any kind of study of study and practice but efficient, focused, and even calculated practice. This an example of this is found in the girl in the video, who practiced in a way that addressed errors as they came and specifically worked on those sections, adding upon what was done accurately before.

Key Concepts:

• Skill is grown. you may have been born with an aptitude for any given field but you have to choose to work on it and hone your skill to be something that you can rely on.
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Key Terms:

• Neurological
• Neural insulator
• Myelin

Connections:

Just as the girl in the video, I find myself "going from far worse than normal to brilliant and then  back again" (pg.4) in my own studies. I would like to be more goal oriented in specific areas and more effective in my practice hours.

Chapter 1:

This chapter tells us about how to practice more deeply. Meaning that you don't just skim the surface of what you are studying/memorizing by taking the so called easy route. It also speaks of learning by making mistakes. Once problem areas are identified, you go back and work through them slowly to get it right, then build on speed as accuracy improves. However, you don't start by going slow, you want to give yourself a challenge. You also face these problems and have chip away at them a little at a time and actually doing what you have observed others do is very important. you can learn from observing but you have to do it yourself to fully understand.

Key Concepts:

Only after habitual efforts are taken, to work on problems in little pieces, is successful learning achieved.

Key Terms:

• Talent
• Deep Practice
• Sweet Spot

Connections: 

It is alright to make a mistake. In fact it is very beneficial if you use your mistakes to learn what not to do. I need to look at errors a lot differently and use them to my advantage more.

Chapter 2:

Coyle explains about how every thing fits together. Hoe the brain has neurons and synapses that are connected by the myelin. he goes on to clarify what does which task. the Neurons are like a light switch that does the moment to moment signals and that when you practice something different repeatedly the myelin grows and tells the neurons, "Hey, you should change this habit."  So the more myelin the more times that message is sent and eventually the neurons change their signal because it has become second nature. 

Key Concepts:

Neurons hold temporary knowledge for change while myelin makes it a long term memory, message or signal.

Key Terms:

• Neurons
• Synapses
• Input 
• Output
• Automaticity
• Phospholipid membrane

Connections:

So all I need to do is remind my myelins to remind my neurons that I want to do something completely different when I want to establish a new habit.