Decoding Greatness, Ron Friedman
Decoding Greatness, Ron Friedman
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Decoding Greatness
How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success

Author: Ron Friedman

Narrator: Ron Friedman

Unabridged: 8 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/15/2021

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

National Bestseller

For readers of Outliers, Atomic Habits, and Deep Work, comes a game-changing approach to unlocking your greatness, using a secret strategy that’s vaulted business titans and creative geniuses to the top of their profession.

We’ve long been taught there are two ways to succeed—either talent or practice. In Decoding Greatness, award-winning social psychologist Ron Friedman illuminates a powerful third path—one that has launched icons in a wide range of fields, from artists, writers, and chefs, to athletes, inventors, and entrepreneurs: reverse engineering.

To reverse engineer is to look beyond what is evident on the surface and find a hidden structure. It’s the ability to taste an intoxicating dish and deduce its recipe, to listen to a beautiful song and discern its chord progression, to watch your favorite film and grasp its narrative arc.

“Clear, concise, and backed by science” (Daniel Pink, author of When), Decoding Greatness marries “alluring stories and illuminating studies” (Adam Grant, author of Think Again) of top performers—from Agatha Christie to Andy Warhol, Barack Obama, to Serena Williams—with groundbreaking research on pattern recognition and skill acquisition. You’ll learn how to take apart acheivements you admire, pinpoint precisely what makes them work, and apply that knowledge to develop novel ideas and products that are uniquely your own.

Bursting with unforgettable stories and actionable strategies, Decoding Greatness is an indispensable guide to learning from the best, upgrading your skills, and sparking breakthrough ideas.

About Ron Friedman

Ron Friedman, PhD, is an award-winning psychologist and the founder of ignite80, a learning and development company that teaches leaders science-based strategies for building high-performing teams. His research has been featured on NPR, Bloomberg, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, as well as in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, The Globe and Mail (Toronto), Fast Company, Psychology Today, and Harvard Business Review. He is the author of The Best Place to Work, an Inc. Magazine Best Business Book of the Year, and Decoding Greatness. He lives in Pittsford, New York.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ali on June 15, 2021

An insanely useful trove of immediately actionable tools & deep insights conveyed through memorable stories of the greats Did you know that Barack Obama used to be terrible at public speaking? That Stan Lee almost quit writing comics around age 40? That after a slump and injury, Roger Federer took al......more

Goodreads review by Stephen on July 02, 2021

Decoding Greatness is an engaging book which explores why “borrowing” from others or reverse engineering works and how to be better at it. This is as much a personal growth book as a survey of the history and mechanisms of reverse engineering in business and personal success. It has has the inspirat......more

Goodreads review by Wellington on September 29, 2021

As a computer programmer, I feel like a hack smashing different ideas into a Frankenstein solution. This book says this is creativity .... this is success. Big chunk of my job is finding something that works (for another problem) and make it work for me. I'm creative! I love the conclusion with the s......more

Goodreads review by Debjeet on June 20, 2021

This book has lots of meaty material which you can learn and apply in your daily creative life. Though none of the themes in the book are new, but the presentation and various references from writing, business, innovators, etc to explain those themes are very good. Some of the theme mentioned are- 1 R......more

Goodreads review by Estifanos on February 06, 2024

The Main Idea You don't have to be a genius to succeed  exceptionally in any subject. You don't even need to prepare for 10,000 hours or possess exceptional talent. Rather, you need a repeatable, effective system.  The best methods are those that start with  excellent examples in your industry, work  bac......more


Quotes

"Author/narrator Ron Friedman draws from music, cuisine, writing, sports, politics, art, and business to decode success stories and draw signifcant lessons from them. Listeners are provided with actionable tools to apply to their own circumstances, including a pdf with outlines of steps referred to in the audiobook. Friedman's fast-paced, enthusiastic narration will keep listeners totally engaged throughout this treasure trove of "aha moments." Listeners might conclude that in writing and performing this outstanding audiobook, Friedman demonstrates the very tools he recommends."