Superhuman Quotes

“Grit by Angela Duckworth; Peak by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool; The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle; Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell; Talent Is Overrated by Geoff Colvin; and how’s this for a wishful title: The Genius in All of Us, by David Shenk) emphasize the role of nurture over that of genetics and downplay the role of innate ability.”
― Rowan Hooper, Superhuman: Life at the Extremes of Our Capacity

“I was never religious,” she told me. “I took responsibility for my life. I was not responsible for what happened, for what he chose to do, but I certainly was responsible from that day forward.”
― Rowan Hooper, Superhuman: Life at the Extremes of Our Capacity

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― Rowan Hooper, Superhuman: Life at the Extremes of Our Capacity

“The centenarians don’t seem to have achieved an extraordinary lifespan because they’ve had an easy life, Hutnik says, but because they’ve dealt with stress efficiently when it struck.”
― Rowan Hooper, Superhuman: Life at the Extremes of Our Capacity