The Talent Code: Epilogue, “The Myelin World”
Emily Cottam
Chapter Summary: Talent begins with ignition and is developed through master coaching and deep practice. The method of myelination and deep practice can apply to education (where study habits are practiced and become a valuable skill and good teachers are encouraging yet disciplinary), business (where learning from factory or other mistakes can help improve efficiency, even if they’re small changes), psychology (where social skills aren’t inborn, but a practiced activity), aging (where myelination continues to occur with age, but old neural circuits are more likely to breakdown, so continuous neural firing of those particular circuits can help prevent this), and raising children (where exposing a child to several different activities doesn’t necessarily help find their “purpose in life,” but ignition and encouragement can really influence what they’re motivated to master).
Key Concepts:
Myelination isn’t restricted to skills that are specific (such as music or sports), but rather, it can be applied to all aspects of life, because we are “myelin beings,” and everything we do, with every neuron that’s being fired, involves myelin and skill solidification.
Healthy myelination is required for both practical skills and mental/physical wellness.
Key Terms:
Kaizen (Japanese, “continuous improvement”)
andon (Japanese, a cord to pull if something goes wrong)
application of myelination
“myelin beings”
Making Connections: I can use this in my own life by keeping in mind that everything that I practice and do involves the use of myelin in the brain--so if I practice, I need to remember to practice good habits because if I don’t, the bad ones will be myelinated instead. The concept of deep practice can be applicable to everything, because in the process of taking things slowly and consistently pointing out errors (even if they’re small), I can improve not only myself, but the system with which I interact.
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