Skill Building
Talent is only part of the story. Hear how musicians, athletes, memory champions and writers practice, and take away clear steps to try with a skill of your own.
Skill Building Library
7 Rules of Self-Reliance: How to Stay Low, Keep Moving, Invest in Yourself, and Own Your Future
Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning
Be the Unicorn: 12 Data-Driven Habits That Separate the Best Leaders from the Rest
Chasing Excellence: A Story About Building the World’s Fittest Athletes
Bounce: The Myth of Talent and the Power of Practice
Cork Dork: A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to Live for Taste
Don’t Go Back to School: A Handbook for Learning Anything
Do Over: Make Today the First Day of Your New Career
Get Better at Anything: 12 Maxims for Mastery
Future Skills: The 20 Skills and Competencies Everyone Needs to Succeed in a Digital World
Fluent In 3 Months: How Anyone at Any Age Can Learn to Speak Any Language from Anywhere in the World
Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
Happy Sexy Millionaire: Unexpected Truths about Fulfillment, Love, and Success
How to Win at Chess: The Ultimate Guide for Beginners and Beyond
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life
IRREPLACEABLE: The Art of Standing Out in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Life, on the Line: A Chef’s Story of Chasing Greatness, Facing Death, and Redefining the Way We Eat
Learning Leadership: The Five Fundamentals of Becoming an Exemplary Leader
Learn Better: Mastering the Skills for Success in Life, Business, and School, or, How to Become an Expert in Just About Anything
Move by Move: Life Lessons on and Off the Chessboard
Maximize Your Potential: Grow Your Expertise, Take Bold Risks & Build an Incredible Career
Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment
Mastery
Map It: The Hands-On Guide to Strategic Training Design
Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise
Outliers: The Story of Success
Now, Discover Your Strengths: The revolutionary Gallup program that shows you how to develop your unique talents and strengths
Never Play It Safe: A Practical Guide to Freedom, Creativity, and a Life You Love
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
Python Crash Course: A Hands-On, Project-Based Introduction to Programming
Real Artists Don’t Starve: Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age
Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow’s Workplace
Source Code: My Beginnings
So Good They Can’t Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love
Skip the Line: The 10,000 Experiments Rule and Other Surprising Advice for Reaching Your Goals
Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work
Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else
Sully: My Search for What Really Matters
The Art of Work: A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do
The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything… Fast
The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy, and Human Nature
The Little Book of Talent: 52 Tips for Improving Your Skills
The Leader Habit: Master the Skills You Need to Lead in Just Minutes a Day
The Last Safe Investment: Spending Now to Increase Your True Wealth Forever
The Inner Game of Tennis: The Ultimate Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance
The Performance Paradox: Turning the Power of Mindset Into Action
The Long View: Career Strategies to Start Strong, Reach High, and Go Far
The Science of Rapid Skill Acquisition: Advanced Methods to Learn, Remember, and Master New Skills and Information