Peak Performance
Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, And Thrive with The New Science of Success
This is a transfixing book on how to sustain peak performance and avoid burnout. Stulberg and Magness have worked with (and been) elite achievers and they combine that rich experience with the science of success to share actionable insights...
—Adam Grant, Wharton professor and New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take and Originals
So much in this book resonates with me. With practical advice for performance in the workplace or on the playing field, Brad and Steve meticulously deliver a comprehensive understanding of peak performance and how to achieve it.
—Dick Costolo, CEO of Chorus, formerly CEO of Twitter
Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness have written an essential playbook for success, happiness, and getting the most out of ourselves and our lives.
—Arianna Huffington, author of Thrive and The Sleep Revolution
What do top performers actually do to make themselves great? Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness are here with some powerful answers. From rethinking stress to transcending your "self," the ideas in Peak Performance will help you become better than you ever imagined.
—Daniel H. Pink, New York Times bestselling author of Drive
Brad Stulberg is my favorite health and science writer and Steve Magness is a deeply thoughtful coach of champions. They are the perfect team to show us, through principles that are applicable to just about anyone and anything, how we can get the most out of ourselves and do so in a healthy and sustainable manner.
—Amy Cuddy, Associated Professor at Harvard Business School and New York Times bestselling author of Presence
Brad Stulberg is one of my favorite writers on two of my favorite topics: physical and mental performance. This book brings them together.
—Ryan Holiday, bestselling author of Obstacle is the Way
Peak Performance provides actionable insights from the cutting-edge research on how people excel. This book will be a must-read for anyone who wants to up their game, transcend their boundaries, and get out of their comfort zone.
—Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D. bestselling author of The Willpower Instinct and The Upside of Stress
What do great artists, champion athletes, and brilliant researchers have in common? More than you'd expect, as Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness reveal in this magnificent silo-breaking synthesis of the hidden patterns that enable great performance across disciplines.
—Alex Hutchinson. Runner's World "Sweat Science" columnist and bestselling author of What Comes First: Cardio or Weights?
Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness are one-percenters when it comes to skill in translating high-performance science for the public. I doubt anyone can read Peak Performance without itching to apply something to their own lives.
—David Epstein, New York Times bestselling author of The Sports Gene