Outliers: The Story of Success
by Malcolm Gladwell
(As mentioned by the character Schmidt
in the “Valentine’s Day”episode
of the Fox hit show “New Girl”)
in the “Valentine’s Day”episode
of the Fox hit show “New Girl”)
“Practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good.
It’s the thing that makes you good.”
-- Malcolm Gladwell
In this YouTube video uploaded by CBS, Malcolm Gladwell discusses his new book “Outliers: The Story of Success” with Katie Couric:
Amazon.com offers this Book Description:
“In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"--the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different?
“His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where they are from: that is, their culture, their family, their generation, and the idiosyncratic experiences of their upbringing. Along the way he explains the secrets of software billionaires, what it takes to be a great soccer player, why Asians are good at math, and what made the Beatles the greatest rock band.
“Brilliant and entertaining, Outliers is a landmark work that will simultaneously delight and illuminate.”
Amazon.com also offers this tantalizing, though brief, video promo:
I enjoyed “Outliers: The Story of Success” by Malcolm Gladwell. Intriguing. Insightful. Filled with fascinating concepts such as the “threshold” of I.Q. and height and the 10,000 hours rule, etc. Malcolm mentions The Beatles, NHL superstars, Bill Gates, and more. Find out how the super successful became so successful. Plenty of circumstances come into play. Often outside of the control of those who become successful.
“In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"--the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different?
“His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where they are from: that is, their culture, their family, their generation, and the idiosyncratic experiences of their upbringing. Along the way he explains the secrets of software billionaires, what it takes to be a great soccer player, why Asians are good at math, and what made the Beatles the greatest rock band.
“Brilliant and entertaining, Outliers is a landmark work that will simultaneously delight and illuminate.”
Amazon.com also offers this tantalizing, though brief, video promo:
I enjoyed “Outliers: The Story of Success” by Malcolm Gladwell. Intriguing. Insightful. Filled with fascinating concepts such as the “threshold” of I.Q. and height and the 10,000 hours rule, etc. Malcolm mentions The Beatles, NHL superstars, Bill Gates, and more. Find out how the super successful became so successful. Plenty of circumstances come into play. Often outside of the control of those who become successful.
If I could go back in time, what would I spend my 10,000 hours mastering?
Blessings & Joy,
Blessings & Joy,
Dean Burkey
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