The Two-Second Advantage: How We Succeed by Anticipating the Future--Just Enough

Vivek Ranadive, "The Two-Second Advantage: How We Succeed by Anticipating the Future--Just Enough"
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group | ISBN 10: 0307887650 | 2011 | PDF | 224 pages | 10.3 MB

What made Wayne Gretzky the greatest hockey player of all time wasn’t his speed on the ice or the uncanny accuracy of his shots, but rather his ability to predict where the puck was going to be an instant before it arrived. In other words, it was Gretzky’s brain that made him exceptional. Over the past fifteen years, scientists have found that what distinguishes the greatest musicians, athletes, and performers from the rest of us isn’t just their motor skills or athletic abilities—it is the ability to anticipate events before they happen. A great musician knows how notes will sound before they’re played, a great CEO can predict how a business decision will turn out before it’s made, a great chef knows what a recipe will taste like before it’s prepared.