Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg & Steve Magness Summary
Overview of Peak Performance
"Peak Performance" reveals the science-backed formula "stress + rest = growth" that Olympic coaches and elite performers swear by. Endorsed by Adam Grant, it's the counterintuitive guide that proves your greatest breakthroughs happen not through constant hustle, but strategic recovery. Ready to transcend your limits?
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知識を魅力的で例が豊富な洞察に変換
キーアイデアを瞬時にキャプチャして素早く学習
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重要なポイント
When the Four-Minute Mile Revealed Everything We Misunderstood About Excellence
In 1954, Roger Bannister broke through a barrier that scientists thought might kill him. The four-minute mile seemed physiologically impossible-until it wasn't. Today, high school students regularly break this once-impossible mark. What changed? Not human physiology, but our understanding of how excellence actually works. Here's the paradox that drives everything: we've been approaching peak performance completely backwards. We worship the grind, celebrate sleepless nights, and glorify burnout as the price of greatness. Yet the world's most sustainable high performers-from Olympic champions to Nobel laureates-follow a radically different playbook. They've discovered that strategic rest isn't the opposite of hard work; it's what makes hard work actually work. The formula is deceptively simple: stress plus rest equals growth. Miss either ingredient, and you're either stagnating or burning out. Master both, and you unlock a level of sustainable excellence that feels less like grinding and more like flowing. Think of your last really hard workout, creative project, or mental challenge. That burning sensation, that feeling of being stretched beyond comfort-that's not just discomfort. That's your body and brain literally calling for resources, triggering an adaptation response that says "we need to get stronger here." Elite marathoner Deena Kastor understood this intuitively. Her training was legendary: 24-mile runs at 9,000 feet, lung-searing intervals, 110-140 weekly miles that would break most humans. But ask her the secret to decades of dominance, and she'll surprise you: "The workouts are the easy part." Her real edge? Ten to twelve hours of nightly sleep. Meticulous nutrition. Regular bodywork. She treated recovery with the same intensity most athletes reserve for training.
The Universal Growth Formula and Finding Your Edge Through Discomfort
The Concentration Advantage That Separates Experts From Everyone Else
The Counterintuitive Science of Strategic Shutdown and Recovery
Building Routines and Environments That Make Excellence Automatic
The Minimalist Path to Maximum Impact Through Strategic Elimination
Living With Purpose Beyond Yourself to Unlock Superhuman Performance
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"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
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"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
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