Peak Performance

Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success

By: Brad Stulberg, Steve Magness

Narrated by: Will Damron

What does it take to go from good to great? Step up at work, in sports, and at home with this “transfixing book on how to sustain peak performance and avoid burnout” (Adam Grant).

A few common principles drive performance, regardless of the field or the task at hand. Whether someone is trying to qualify for the Olympics, break ground in mathematical theory or craft an artistic masterpiece, many of the practices that lead to great success are the same. In Peak Performance, Brad Stulberg, a former McKinsey and Company consultant and writer who covers health and the science of human performance, and Steve Magness, a performance scientist and coach of Olympic athletes, team up to demystify these practices and demonstrate how you can achieve your best.

The first book of its kind, Peak Performance combines the inspiring stories of top performers across a range of capabilities—from athletic to intellectual and artistic—with the latest scientific insights into the cognitive and neurochemical factors that drive performance in all domains. In doing so, Peak Performance uncovers new linkages that hold promise as performance enhancers but have been overlooked in our traditionally- siloed ways of thinking. The result is a life-changing book in which you can learn how to enhance your performance via myriad ways including: optimally alternating between periods of intense work and rest; priming the body and mind for enhanced productivity; and developing and harnessing the power of a self-transcending purpose.

In revealing the science of great performance and the stories of great performers across a wide range of capabilities, Peak Performance uncovers the secrets of success, and coaches you on how to use them. If you want to take your game to the next level, whatever "your game" may be, Peak Performance will teach you how.

Well-Researched, Insightful

Lots of powerful ways to apply science to daily performance that surpasses common sense”self-help” tropes.

WOW!

Definitely needed this book to start my 2025!! Highly recommended for those looking to renew their purpose!

Must read for those aspiring for greatness

This was a phenomenally impactful book. Cannot recommend it enough for everyone, aspiring to be the best version of themselves.

Great Book!!

The narrator was very motivational . I also like the examples used to help the listener understand the impact they could have on the personal and professional goals.

Chapter 6 Optimize your routine

Loved the book, no dislikes definitely beneficial and is in alignment with where I’m headed on a personal and business level.