Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success

By doing one thing at a time and devoting his full concentration to that one thing, Dr. Bob is able to do many things well

how to stress ourselves: in blocks that last under 2 hours, with deep focus, deliberate practice, and with our digital devices out of the picture.

“The single greatest skill in any endeavor is doing the work. Not doing the work that is easy for you. Not doing the work that makes you look good. Not doing the work when you feel inspired. Just doing the work.

Stress + rest = growth. This equation holds true regardless of what it is that you are trying to grow.

“Don’t wait for the muse,” King writes in his memoir. “Your job is to make sure the muse knows where you are going to be every day from nine ’til noon or seven ’till three. If he knows,” King writes, “I assure you he’ll start showing up.

the way we think about the world has a profound effect on what we do in it. If we cultivate a growth mindset and believe that skills come from struggle, then we are more likely to expose ourselves to the good kind of growth-promoting stress. But the power of mindsets doesn’t stop there. It turns out that our mindset toward stress not only determine

Growth comes at the point of resistance; we learn by pushing ourselves to the outer reaches of our abilities.

I have these tools and these warmups that I can use to always be able to “show up.” Even if you’re competing against the best runner in the country, you can still do the same warmup for that race and show up in the same way.

It isn’t experience that sets top performers apart but the amount of deliberate practice they put in.