Book description
Talented Teenagers is a fascinating and absorbing examination of what makes adolescents tick: what roles personality traits, family interactions, education, and the social environment play in a young person's motivation to develop his or her talent. Vivid descriptions in the students' own words bring the material to life. Parents, teachers,…
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Why read it?
1 author picked Talented Teenagers as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I picked this book because it highlighted to me an important job as a coach and (hopefully future) father: My job, among other things, is to help kids enjoy what they do. If I demand too much or too little of them, I put them in a challenge-skills imbalance; as a result, instead of experiencing flow, they’ll experience boredom, frustration, or anxiety.
If I want to help them develop intrinsic motivation and fulfill their potential, I must put them in a challenge-skills balance so that they can be in flow and experience the activity as enjoyable and rewarding.
The book…
From Nils' list on the flow state and how to achieve it.
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