Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction -- Getting started -- Improving skills -- Sustaining progress -- Appendix -- Further reading -- Acknowledgements -- About the author -- About the type -- Notes.

A manual for building a faster brain and a better person. It is an easy-to-use handbook of scientifically proven, field-tested methods to improve skills as it distills the daunting complexity of skill development into 52 clear, concise directives.