Matthew Syed is a journalist, author and former champion table tennis player. To master anything, you have to put in the time. But what are the key mindset principles that all resilient, high performers have? Expect to learn how people can learn more effectively from failure, the skill you need to develop to overcome the fear of risk, whether the 10,000 hours rule is the actual key to mastery, Matthew's new theory on why the modern generations are struggling so much and much more... - 00:00 The Common Thread in Elite Performance 03:55 How to Learn From Failure 15:21 Where Does Self Esteem Come From? 24:29 Reframing the Fear of Risk 37:11 Natural Talent Vs Practice 43:11 Retreating to the Inner Citadel 50:27 Why We Fail to Prioritise the Future 1:03:02 The Birth Rate Crisis 1:11:05 Literally True But Functionally False 1:19:28 We Haven’t Mastered the Things That Matter Most 1:23:53 Where to Find Matthew - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/