On this week's GAINcast Vern shares his top 6 books of 2023, key insights after recent travels to Europe and Australia, plus thoughts as we look ahead at preparing for the 2024 Olympics.

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• Book recommendations mentioned in this episode:
  • The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin
  • The Core. Better Life, Better Performance by Aki Hintsa and Oskari Saari
  • Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things by Adam Grant
  • Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results by Shane Parrish
  • 7 Rules of Power: Surprising--but True--Advice on How to Get Things Done and Advance Your Career by Jeffrey Pfeffer
  • Awaken Your Genius: Escape Conformity, Ignite Creativity, and Become Extraordinary by Ozan Varol
• Vern discussed his top books of 2022 and 2021 on GAINcast 259 and on GAINcast 231. You can also read his book lists from 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019.
• There's more from Adam Gran recently: a good interview with David Epstein and recent opinion piece in the New York Times on teaching.
• Other individuals discussed on this podcast have perviously been guests, including Ellyse Perry on GAINcast 213, Nick Lumley on GAINcast 166 (more from Nick here), and John Pryor on GAINcast 135 and 136.
• Also discussed was the talent identification research of Arne Gullich.