1. The large difference between how I have thought and understood success compared to the way Malcolm Gladwell argues is the circumstances and families that create success. Previous to reading this book‚ I strongly believed that the way to become successful was to put in hard work. For example‚ my theory to success was similar along the lines to what Malcolm Gladwell discusses earlier in the book. He says‚ “Practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good. It’s the thing you do that makes you good”(Gladwell
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slowly walks down a royal red carpet‚ he is wearing a black satin suit and has a handsome look on his pale face‚ but who is it‚ it’s Bill Gates. How did he become successful enough to walk this carpet? The truth is that he earned his way on the walkway for celebrities because he made a prominent identity for himself. Furthermore‚ Bill Gates rise to success is explained in Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers. It is also explained that a person’s identity is developed due to the key opportunities and talents
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What Outliers Show us about Success Many people believe that success has a direct correlation to one’s intelligence‚ ambition‚ and personality traits‚ but in fact‚ those are not what someone successful. As described by Malcolm Gladwell in the book Outliers‚ the successful become that way as a result of many factors that come their way. Gladwell shows that surrounds the successful are their culture‚ their family‚ their generation‚ and the idiosyncratic experience of their upbringing. Malcolm Gladwell’s
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An outlier is a person or thing situated away or detached from the main body or system. In other words‚ an outlier is a person who goes out of their way and does something no one thought was possible for them to do. Many people in the book Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell did things that people thought weren’t possible. People like Bill joy‚ Martin Luther king Jr. are all outliers because this individuals all did something extraordinary. In the book Outliers‚ Malcolm G talks about the 10‚000 hour rule
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In the book‚ Outliers‚ Malcom Gladwell expresses situations in different people’s lives through statistics and probability. This book focuses on the “Outliers” of the world‚ these people are the smartest‚ most successful‚ and well achieved human beings. He describes how we pay too much attention to what successful people. We observe minor things like and how they live‚ and not enough attention to their background‚ their culture‚ their family‚ their generation‚ and the way they live‚ and their upbringing
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When I first got this book‚ I did not expect it to be about what it was about. Outlier is a term that we use in math. Something out of the ordinary‚ a number that is not like the others‚ different. Who would have thought that this book was going to talk about people? I thought it was so clever to call people outliers. What an intelligent way to describe those people. To describe the people out of the ordinary‚ the talented ones and to explain why they are so. The first chapter is called the Matthew
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case. In Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers‚ he explains the significant amount of opportunities that successful people are given. Gladwell uses the example of Joe Flom to explain how timing is a huge factor in success. Early in his career‚ he was declined by a huge law firm‚ and had to settle for a firm that was just starting out. Even though this seems like a disadvantage‚ it turned into an opportunity because the new law firm turned out to grow into one of the best. Another example used in Outliers would
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either receive “The Best performance Award” or “The Most Improve Award‚” but I got neither. My mother said those students were at least two years older than me‚ so they had more time to practice more than I did. I did not really understand what my mother meant until I read chapter one of the book‚ “Outliers” written by Malcom Gladwell. The first chapter of the book introduced me to the “Matthew Effect.” This effect is a phenomenon
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genius”‚ is probably the worst wish you could ever ask for. Asking to be a genius is like digging your own grave. The statement “Geniuses live the easy life” is most likely the biggest lie and misconception in this world. Geniuses tend to struggle with some of the more ordinary mortal tasks. Yes‚ these are the things that most of us take for granted‚ but which cause geniuses an endless amount of misery and torment. And just in case you’re not a genius and wonder just exactly how their weird brains really
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between success and skill? Nowadays‚ the path to success seems to be different for each individual‚ as some people have unfair advantages to help them excel faster. Often times‚ these advantages stem from circumstances no one even has control over. Through his book Outliers‚ Malcolm Gladwell claims that the idea of a self-made man is a logical fallacy as almost all successful people have had a leg up over others. While a small portion of success is due to pure talent‚ Gladwell’s argument holds true
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