The Beginning ix
PART ONE THE SCIENCE
1(102)
Three Forces
1 Do the Math
3(21)
Uncovering the Forces That Drive the Plateau Effect
2 Going Flat
24(26)
The First Plateau Force
3 The Greedy Algorithm
50(25)
The Second Plateau Force
4 Bad Timing
75(28)
The Third Plateau Force
PART TWO THE ENGINE
103(58)
Building Your Approach
5 Flow Mechanisms
105(24)
Step Functions, Choke Points, and Mystery Ingredients
6 Distortion Mechanisms
129(32)
Navigating Bad Data and Other Tricks of the Plateau
PART THREE THE ACHIEVEMENT
161(90)
Peak Behaviors
7 Attention
163(30)
The First Action
8 Agility
193(22)
The Second Action
9 Application
215(36)
The Third Action
The Ending 251(6)
Appendix: The Eight Elements of Plateaus 257(6)
Notes 263(24)
Acknowledgments 287(2)
Index 289