Unlock the potential for extraordinary performance by mastering the science-backed principles of deliberate practice. In Peak, world-renowned psychologist Anders Ericsson¢the pioneer of the research that inspired the "10,000-hour rule"¢debunks the myth of innate talent. Along with science writer Robert Pool, Ericsson argues that the capacity to excel is not something you are born with, but something you build through a specific type of training called "deliberate practice."