[GET] Outliers: The Story of Success - Malcolm Gladwell [.mobi, pdf]

Outliers: The Story of Success

There is a story that is usually told about extremely successful people,
a story that focuses on intelligence and ambition. Gladwell argues that
the true story of success is very different, and that if we want to
understand how some people thrive, we should spend more time looking around
them-at such things as their family, their birthplace, or even their
birth date. And in revealing that hidden logic, Gladwell presents a
fascinating and provocative blueprint for making the most of human
potential.



Now that he's gotten us talking about the viral life of ideas and the
power of gut reactions. Malcolm Gladwell poses a more provocative
question in Outliers:

why do some people succeed, living remarkably productive and impactful
lives, while so many more never reach their potential? Challenging our
cherished belief of the "self-made man," he makes the democratic
assertion that superstars don't arise out of nowhere, propelled by
genius and talent: "they are invariably the beneficiaries of hidden
advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that
allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways
others cannot." Examining the lives of outliers from Mozart to Bill
Gates, he builds a convincing case for how successful people rise on a
tide of advantages, "some deserved, some not, some earned, some just
plain lucky."

Outliers can be enjoyed for its bits of trivia, like why most pro hockey players
were born in January, how many hours of practice it takes to master a skill,
why the descendents of Jewish immigrant garment workers became the most
powerful lawyers in New York, how a pilots' culture impacts their crash record,
how a centuries-old culture of rice farming helps Asian kids master math. But
there's more to it than that. Throughout all of these examples--and in
more that delve into the social benefits of lighter skin color, and the
reasons for school achievement gaps--Gladwell invites conversations
about the complex ways privilege manifests in our culture. He leaves us
pondering the gifts of our own history, and how the world could benefit
if more of our kids were granted the opportunities to fulfill their
remarkable potential. --Mari Malcolm




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