Malcolm Gladwell Demystifies Success: Book Insight on Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

* In Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell digs deep into the factors which determine remarkable achievement. Success isn’t necessarily out of reach, the domain of the gifted few. 

* He asks how much is success inherent in the person, and how much is due to environment? The ‘story’ of success, he determines, is a lot more complex than the motivational books or the autobiographies of self-made men would have us believe. 

* Pure chance and circumstance, opportunity and considerable hard work (he comes up with 10,000-hour rule to achieve world-class expertise) all play their part. 

* Gladwell doesn’t underestimate the role of these factors, but in breaking them down he demystifies the mystery of achieving success. Outliers is his letter to the world to say, “You can succeed!” and you don’t need to be a genius to do so. 

Theme 1 - 10,000 Hours 0:28

Theme 2 - Personal Ecologies 11:17

Theme 3 - Cultural Legacies 19:47

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HEAR THE FULL INTERVIEWS MENTIONED IN TODAYS' EPISODE HERE:

London Business Forum. “Malcolm Gladwell - Outliers.” YouTube, YouTube, 1 Dec. 2008, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPCOMtJL6vA&t=205s.

pennalumni. “Malcolm Gladwell - Why Do Some Succeed Where Others Fail? What Makes High-Achievers Different?” YouTube, YouTube, 4 Feb. 2009, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh9ax4QvzoQ&t=255s.

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Full Title: Outliers: The Story of Success

Year of Publication: 2009

Book Author: Malcolm Gladwell

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