STEVE MAGNESS is a world-renowned expert on performance, coauthor of Peak Performance and The Passion Paradox, and the author of The Science of Running. He is the co-host of two podcasts: The Growth Equation podcast, with Brad Stulberg, and On Coaching with Magness and Marcus, with Jon Marcus. His writing has appeared in Runner's World and Sports Illustrated, and he has been featured in The New Yorker, Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Men's Health, The Guardian, Business Insider, and ESPN The Magazine, NPR, and CNN International. Magness has served as a consultant and speaker for NASA, Houston Rockets, Murphy Oil, Brooklyn Nets, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Sounders, New Orleans Pelicans, Athletics New Zealand, Canadian Athletics, New Zealand High Performance, and more. Visit him at SteveMagness.com.
“Steve Magness is one of the giants of modern thinking about high
performance across domains, blending a broad knowledge of
cutting-edge psychology with hard-earned practical experience from
the world-class athletes and other experts he coaches. In his new
book, he takes on an age-old question—who triumphs, and why, when
the going gets tough?—and reveals that many of our cherished
instincts and assumptions are wrong. A crucial read for anyone who
cares about delivering their best when the stakes are highest.” —
Alex Hutchinson, New York Times bestselling author of Endure
“For too long, we have lauded stories of coaches and leaders who
practice the ‘weed-out’ school of toughness—subject a bunch of
people to something unpleasant, and those who survive must have
become high performers because of it. While those stories have
grown in prominence, the body of scientific research has grown in a
different direction, indicating that fortitude is not a trait that
magically grows under extreme duress, but rather a skill that can
slowly but surely be cultivated. It is time to bring the stories in
line with the research, and I think Steve Magness is perfectly
positioned to do just that.” — David Epstein, New York Times
bestselling author of Range and The Sports Gene
"Steve Magness has established himself as a leading voice in
performance optimization and achieving one's personal
bestness, arete as the Greek's say. In Do Hard Things, Magness
questions longstanding beliefs that toughness is developed through
hubris and infallibility. What he reveals is both hopeful and
reassuring. Do Hard Things is essential reading for anyone looking
to cultivate inner strength in a genuine
and authentic way." — Dean Karnazes, ultramarathoner and
New York Times bestselling author
“A welcome alternative to the traditional emphasis on ‘pushing
through.’ Informative and entertaining, this has the power to help
readers go the extra mile.” — Publishers Weekly
“We're past the days of ‘no pain, no gain.’ Steve Magness, elite
running coach and performance guru, on what toughness looks like
now.” — GQ
“A thoughtful examination of what it really means to have the right
stuff.” — Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think
Again and host of the TED podcast WorkLife
"Do Hard Things will change your mind about what it means to be
tough. Steve Magness makes a beautiful and compelling case for the
value of inner strength over outer strength and humility over
bluster. A must read!” — Annie Duke, author of Thinking in Bets
“Steve Magness possesses an incredible range of wisdom and
knowledge about the science, psychology and practical sides of
sport performance. Do Hard Things is a master class in how to
develop resilience, persistence and confidence under pressure.” —
Christie Aschwanden, New York Times bestselling author of Good to
Go
"A must-read book on a timely and timeless topic, written by the
perfect person to explore what it actually means to be tough.
Steve's been thinking about these issues for years, and this book
presents a fascinating and, more importantly, extremely helpful new
perspective on toughness and how to build it." — Brad Stulberg,
bestselling author of The Practice of Groundedness and Peak
Performance
"In Do Hard Things, Steve Magness beautifully and persuasively
reimagines our understanding of toughness. This is a must-read for
parents and coaches and anyone else looking to prepare for life's
biggest challenges." — Malcolm Gladwell, author of Outliers
and Talking to Strangers and host of the Revisionist History
podcast
"Do Hard Things is an incredibly deep and completely new approach
that examines why and how people overcome the toughest situations.
Explaining different stories in a very entertaining lecture for the
readers, Steve Magness, one of the most recognized authors and
thinkers in sports science, gives us a master class on how to
develop resilience and skills to perform at our best in difficult
situations." — Kilian Jornet, author of Above the Clouds
"In Do Hard Things, Steve Magness dismantles the widely endorsed
but damaging suggestion that toughness is about bulldozing your way
through difficult situations. Magness' version of toughness—"real
toughness"—is more nuanced, forgiving, flexible, and learnable.
Real toughness means processing stressors thoughtfully,
deliberately, and with vulnerability, rather than superficially and
rigidly. Do Hard Things changed how I think about stoicism and
strength, both on the sports field and more broadly, and I can't
recommend it highly enough." — Adam Alter, Professor of
Marketing and Psychology, New York University Stern School of
Business and New York Times bestselling author of Irresistible and
Drunk Tank Pink
"Steve delivers a critical message for our current age of posing
and performance: real toughness is not about callous bravado, but
instead about the ability to navigate difficulty with grace and an
unwavering focus on what matters."
— Cal Newport, New York Times bestselling author of Deep Work and
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