Matthew Syed Quotes

Every endeavour pursued with passion produces a successful outcome, regardless of the result. For it is not about winning or losing – rather, the effort put forth in producing the outcome.

Progress is built, in effect, upon the foundations of necessary failure. That is the essential paradox of expert performance.

When two peoples share a common passion: they are capable of empathising with each other's misery.

Mere experience, if it is not matched by deep concentration, does not translate into excellence.

Creativity is, in many respects, a response.

Marginal gains is not about making small changes and hoping they fly. Rather, it is about breaking down a big problem into small parts in order to rigorously establish what works and what doesn't.