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The second thing that happens is that his brain uses other areas to perform than the brain of a beginner . Since a lot of his actions happen on autopilot, the subconscious parts of his brain are really in charge here.

Instead of wasting the resources of his

What happened to Eminem when he finally got his shot to show everyone how good he was at rapping live on stage? He choked .

Looking into hundreds of faces, knowing they were all expecting him to fail, the pressure to perform became so enor...

Because he’s seen so many balls fly towards him in so many different ways, his brain can easily estimate even the most complex trajectories and give him more time to react than other players with less practice.

However, that doesn’t make him a better driver. In an everyday car crash, he wo...

Do you know the story of the 4 minute mile?

Basically, for thousands of years humans believed it was not possible to run a mile in less than 4 minutes.

It seemed like the human body just wasn’t capable of doing it.

The record stalled in the 1940’s, for 9 years no one could ge...

"Winners aren't born. They are made."

-Matthew Syed

I’m big on deliberate practice  and so is Bounce . Naturally, we got along quite well. Syed also touches on related topics, such as

Within a month, another guy did it . Over the next 4 years, 20 more people broke the barrier, bringing the record all the way down to 3:56.

When the hell did it become so easy for so many people?

The moment ...

However, when it’s all on the line, that’s not exactly what you want. It’s right in those moments that you want your subconscious to be in charge, so you can actually reap the benefits of all your hard training.

You can combat this performance anxiety by telling yourself that it’s really n...

I remember Tai Lopez kept raving about this book back in 2014 . Matthew Syed is a former table tennis professional, who was the number one English player for several years and went to the Olympic...

Table tennis players often seem to have lightning fast reaction times, right?

But when scientists ran a bunch of tests on the English national team’s players, they found the best player, Desmond Douglas , to have the slowest react...

Compare it to your health, your family, your spouse or your best friends – does it really matter whether you win or lose the Super Bowl?

This will allow you to stress less and unleash your hard earned skills.

And sure enough, once he stopped giving a damn about the...

Syed calls this motivation by association. He says if we find even the slightest similarity between someone successful and ourselves, it can motivate us to multiply our work efforts.

Bounce shows you that training trumps talent every time, by explaining the science of deliberate practice, the mindset of high performers and how you can use those tools to become a master of whichever skill you choose....