“Neurosis is just a high-class word for whining. The trouble with most therapy is that it helps you to feel better. But you don’t get better. You have to back it up with action, action, action.” Well said.

Just a note, but many of the concepts you highlighted were discovered by Dr. Maria Montessori (including the importance of myelination). She insisted that despite thousands of years of philosophy, we still knew almost nothing about human nature or our potential because we had focused all our study on adults. Alison Gopnik says that if one looked into Encyclopedia of Philosophy as recently as 1967, they would find zero entries for infants, toddlers, mothers, fathers, or families ...and only 4 entries that discuss children. This is why Montessori referred to her discoveries in 1907 as the "secret of childhood." Despite initial interest in her work, popularity quickly waned as critics called her work "quaint" and told her to go back to the kitchen, She then spent 50 years refining her work, and developing an educational model that was a precise match for the way that human beings actually grow and develop. Her model is currently enjoying a revival as some realize that she anticipated findings in neuroscience almost 100 years before anyone else. This is not to say that there is not neuroplasticity in adulthood! There absolutely is, and the advice in this video is spot on. I would just like credit given where it is due. And, I would also like us to not wait until adulthood before we allowed the younger members of our society to put these practices into place. What if didn't spend 20 years in childhood, and then 20 years trying to get over it? : ) What if childhood actually prepared us for adulthood (that we were able to "hit the ground running")? Just saying. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/erSbgM6ayq7cXX0.html

Hey Brian, thank you for sharing this ideas. I read this book 3 months ago. This is a great review and a reminder to keep grinding everyday. There is a lot of value in your videos and I appreciate your dedication. Keep it up!!

I believe one can do a lot by taking relentless action (turning talent into strength) in direction of his passion, Thanks Brian!!!!

Wow just implementing one thing from Brian's list of 5 from a book review boosts my productivity immensely. Today it was the importance of taking action, because, as described in point 5 about rational emotive therapy (RET), thoughts/emotions/actions all interact with and influence each other; just taking action can help make thoughts better and emotions more positive!! So now I'm taking action, and avoiding procrastination by just aiming to get 5% better at what I'm doing, and to do just 1 minute of a task (I always end up doing more!!). Both those final points were from Brian's other reviews. This really is THE BEST collection of actionable personal development info on the internet!

Awesome codes for building new talents. I will apply these principles in my quest to learn German language. Thanks Brian, you are awesome.

Top notch contribution as always! Just showed 3-4 of your "philosopher's notes" to a friend and he's impressed! Thx man

This was very good and faithful to the content of the book. Thank you:)

BEAUTIFULLY done!! Thank you, Brian!! You are AWESOME!!!!!!

In first grade my teacher told us over and over, "Practice makes perfect." Not sure what's actually new in this book but it's a good reminder that much of success is based on hard work, discipline, focus and practice.

Great work sir ...Keep it up ...

Love your vids mate. You're fat becoming my most watched KZfaq channel. So much amazing content.

Amazing Video Brian! Have really been enjoying your new 'Pimped out Chalk Board". Thanks.

Another great video Brian, thanks.

awesome video ... many more learnings .. thanks Brian

Well thanks a lot for this great video! : Michelangelo is truly one of the best and you should make a trip to Florence, Italy. Its amazing! :) Have a great day Brian!

Awesome man thank you!!!

Awesome as always Brian! I just love your videos.... happy that you are posting frequently. Keep up the great work! :) How many books have you read since January 1st?

well done buddy. sorry your mic was losing signal, but still a great vid nonetheless, loved it, i appreciate you and your time for this helpful clarifying info.

great video thanks...

It's very Pinterest ng to hear that the myelin is the stuff you "cultivate" to allow one to become great at what they do; as people with Multiple Sclerosis, I heard in biology class, lack that same myelin, which coats the axons. Once again, very interesting!!!

Inspired me, thanks!

great video

guys have a great day :)

Pls read the book "crucial conversation" and tell us the techniques.

Is there any other copy of this clip anywhere that does not have the interference towards the end ?

There's something I struggle with when books like these use examples of the geniuses in their fields. For example, was Michelangelo one of the only people who did an apprenticeship with a stone cutter at such a young age? It seems like this was moderately common practice, yet nobody else reached the kind of heights he did. Did the ones who fell short not have his passion for it? Did they not have his opportunities later in life? What exactly was it that made him great? It just seems a little too far fetched that he was the only one afforded all this opportunity mixed with enthusiasm to put in the work. The world is a big place, and for all the wannabe sports professionals nowadays, all training with hunger from an early age, how is it that almost always there's one person who goes on to dominate? Like a Federer for all those years, or a Tiger Woods. Even when there's 3 or 4 competing for all the prizes, that still means there are probably hundreds, if not thousands who aren't, yet they almost certainly had similar opportunities and passion. Then there are people like Lionel Messi who played in a local Argentina boys team, who became the greatsest ever, and many of his teammates who trained and played with him every single day, who slept, ate and breathed soccer, didn't even make it as a professional. IMO, there are just too many people nowadays trying to "make it" who are all putting in huge effort and sacrifice to do so, yet only a tiny fraction of those do go onto make it, and then a smaller fraction still go onto become part of the elite. It doesn't really make any sense unless you start looking at predefined advantages, like genes. That's not to say you can't improve your skill by practicing, but to me, it doesn't appear to be the defining factor for greatness. It looks like something else is at play, and that's probably genetics.

Three things: 1. How does the author take intelligence (IQ, general cognitive ability, G) in account? Sure you "get better" at doing something if you do it alot, specifically if you do it right (deliberate practice) but there is great interdifferentiality between individuals depending on where you place on the "bell curve". The idea of "anyone can do anything" is of course cute and enthicing but most likely the people achieving tremendous things have high capabilities (i.e. high IQ). 2. What is the end goal of "talent" or "greatness" so often talked about in "self-help litterature"? So far I've yet to read a single compelling answers. Often the authors just brush over it and assume that it's some sort of endgoal in itself. This is in my view a sign of the times or an extension of ideology, where we live in a hyperindividual society where everything boils down to comparing yourself to others and where you lie on the "succes scale". 3. "Cultivate myelin" is of course a crude way of describing the neurological processes taking place in your brain as you enhance your skills. This is not a critique against you, Brian, but rather against Daniel Coyle. Most likely his education in neuroscience is nil.

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Is it just me or is the sound getting worse (static) after the 6.30 mark? (quite annoying IMO)