(Underdogs, Misfits,
and the Art of Battling Giants)
and the Art of Battling Giants)
What an intriguing and fascinating book!
Malcolm Gladwell is quickly becoming
one of my favorite writers.
After me,
of course,
and Stan Lee.
To hear Malcolm explain it,
Goliath was the underdog.
The big guy never stood a chance!
Thanks to the infantryman versus a slinger scenario.
Plus, that which gave Goliath his “advantage”
also gave him his greatest weakness.
Acromegaly,
the disease that gave Goliath his giant size,
also plagued with double vision.
So all Goliath was to David
was a giant can’t-be-missed target!
Gladwell also explains how a computer nerd
who never played basketball
coached a team of daughters of computer nerds
into becoming a winning team.
And much, much more!
Did you know that one third
of all successful entrepreneurs have dyslexia?
I enjoyed learning about the advantages of disadvantages;
(and the disadvantages of advantages);
desirable difficulties;
and the limits power.
And how the inverted U-curve relates
to classroom size,
family income,
and alcohol consumption,
regarding the effectiveness of each.
Often,
those in power achieved the opposite effect
of what they thought their harsh “shows of strength”
would accomplish.
Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
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Mitch Hedberg:
Every Book is a children’s book, if the kid can read.
Dean Burkey:
(From the book “Holy Laughter!”):
Killing Goliath with a stone
made David a rock star.
Ray Divine:
The bigger they are;
the harder they fart.
Dean Burkey:
(From the book “Monster Laughs”):
How could this day go so awry?
I ate waffles and pie!
Two pies even.
A peanut butter chocolate pie
with added slices of banana;
and a coconut cream.
I should be invincible.
So I’m not going to let
a little thing like giants ruin my day.
Steven Wright:
I was in a job interview
and I opened a book and started reading.
Then I said to the guy,
“Let me ask you a question.
Suppose you are in a space bus
traveling at the speed of light,
and you turn on the headlights--what happens?”
He said, “How should I know?!”
I said, “Forget it, I don’t want to work for you.”
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