Outliers: The Story of Success
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- Author：Malcolm Gladwell
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Summary
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。
From the Publisher （Hachette）
Brilliant and entertaining， OUTLIERS is a landmark work that will simultaneously delight and illuminate。
From the Publisher （Hachette）
Reviews
Jon Champion
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（Audiobook）Two stars is generous。
Haris Wahid
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Some interesting ideas that mesh with a couple of audiobooks I listened to about networks by Albert-laszlo Barabasi such as Linked: The New Science of Networks and The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success。 How individual characteristics and performance do play a role but it's also within a context - a network of opportunities and other people。 I liked it a lot。 Some interesting ideas that mesh with a couple of audiobooks I listened to about networks by Albert-laszlo Barabasi such as Linked: The New Science of Networks and The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success。 How individual characteristics and performance do play a role but it's also within a context - a network of opportunities and other people。 I liked it a lot。 。。。more
Clarissa Brincat
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This book had caught my attention several times in the past， and after a recent mention by a colleague I decided to pick it up。 It must be a bestseller for good reason I thought…now I’m wondering how it got that label。I’m not saying the book is rubbish; there are some interesting lessons to be learnt。 It was the writing style that really grated my nerves。 If Gladwell were a teacher， his lessons would be the type that are filled with anecdotes intended to illustrate complex ideas。 But the anecdot This book had caught my attention several times in the past， and after a recent mention by a colleague I decided to pick it up。 It must be a bestseller for good reason I thought…now I’m wondering how it got that label。I’m not saying the book is rubbish; there are some interesting lessons to be learnt。 It was the writing style that really grated my nerves。 If Gladwell were a teacher， his lessons would be the type that are filled with anecdotes intended to illustrate complex ideas。 But the anecdotes are so long-winded that the student is left wondering what the hell the teacher is on about。 Perhaps others appreciate this style of communication， but I personally prefer a much more direct style， especially in nonfiction。When you strain through the excess words， and get to the valuable lessons at the core of Outliers you’re left with the following。 Success depends on:1。 Date of birth。 Month determines success in several sports。 Certain generations have higher chances of success than others。2。 Practice。 10，000 hours of practice make you an expert at any skill。3。 Having the right expertise at the right time （when the particular skill is in high demand）4。 Family background。 A ‘concerted cultivation’ style of parenting and having parents who did meaningful work improve one’s chances of success。5。 Cultural legacy。 The culture of your ancestors （including things like power distance） impacts your psyche。 Concept of power-distance。6。 Pure luck/opportunities “For work to be fulfilling it must satisfy 3 criteria: autonomy， complexity， relationship between effort and reward。” 。。。more
Vũ Huy
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Thành công thì cần nhiều hơn là nỗ lực và chăm chỉ。
James
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The best chapter is about mistakes in aviation and some really well explained psychological research。 Two big assumptions need to be made to agree with his argument。 1。 It is assumed everyone thinks very successful people have some innate， amazing quality and it’s his job to dispel that myth。 I don’t think that assumption is correct 2。 Success is very myopically defined by being a hot shot lawyer/doctor/tech entrepreneur in America （especially if you live in New York） who spends hours and hours The best chapter is about mistakes in aviation and some really well explained psychological research。 Two big assumptions need to be made to agree with his argument。 1。 It is assumed everyone thinks very successful people have some innate， amazing quality and it’s his job to dispel that myth。 I don’t think that assumption is correct 2。 Success is very myopically defined by being a hot shot lawyer/doctor/tech entrepreneur in America （especially if you live in New York） who spends hours and hours working。 No consideration of personal ramifications from doing this。 Great， you’re ‘successful’ but you have sacrificed numerous personal relationships。 。。。more
Ma Discovery
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We keep hearing is more about effort than talent。。。I'll rather go on believing in his view that is more about Who you happened to be surrounded by！ We keep hearing is more about effort than talent。。。I'll rather go on believing in his view that is more about Who you happened to be surrounded by！ 。。。more
Isabel
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I’ll be honest， I did not expect to like this book as much as I did。 I loved it。 I found it was extremely interesting and insightful and honest and just so good。 It really opened up my mind to so many things and those last quotes of there not being real outliers to being with， was amazing。 Gladwell has a magnificent way of documenting the experiences of different people around the world to deconstruct our romantization of “self-made” stories of success and produce a compelling narrative。 I swear I’ll be honest， I did not expect to like this book as much as I did。 I loved it。 I found it was extremely interesting and insightful and honest and just so good。 It really opened up my mind to so many things and those last quotes of there not being real outliers to being with， was amazing。 Gladwell has a magnificent way of documenting the experiences of different people around the world to deconstruct our romantization of “self-made” stories of success and produce a compelling narrative。 I swear I bothered my entire family for a week straight while I reading this because each day I would learn something new I just had to share。 I would definitely recommend to anyone。 。。。more
Ayo Bello
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Perfectly and Detailed argument makes the book very informative
Олена Осіпова
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Читаю вже не вперше， і все одно подобається。
Nishtha Jain
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Brilliantly written book！ Just one teeny tiny complaint: where are all the women outliers？ Why is it only men and their successes defined？ Where are all the other genders？ Having said that， beautiful job at unpacking the word: SUCCESS。
Soyoung
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I felt it was a bore。 I didn't finish and don't want to bother to。 I felt it was a bore。 I didn't finish and don't want to bother to。 。。。more
Azka
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🍰 love anything by malcolm gladwell🍰 i love how so much information is given out in an easy to understand format🍰 i loved blink and the tipping point more but still a good book
Meemzee9
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A very compelling read with important messages。 Gracefully exposes fascinating and rarely acknowledged forces behind success！ 💯
Rachel Holierhoek
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Excellent， quick read。 Fascinated by birthdates determining success in some sports。
Nikola
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Very interesting view on what are the components of making it a success。 I'd recommend it to all the parents out there who are convinced that their child is so smart that it should start the school earlier。 Very interesting view on what are the components of making it a success。 I'd recommend it to all the parents out there who are convinced that their child is so smart that it should start the school earlier。 。。。more
Anne Laughlin
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This book is fantastic。 I've heard about the myth of meritocracy and this book helped explain why meritocracy is often a myth through concrete examples。 However， the book doesn't so much tear down the individual as build up the importance of the community and opportunity in the forming of a person。 One word of caution - I do think the book does a good job of showing how culture helps shape people but at the same it dancing at the line of over generalizing which could lead to prejudice and stereo This book is fantastic。 I've heard about the myth of meritocracy and this book helped explain why meritocracy is often a myth through concrete examples。 However， the book doesn't so much tear down the individual as build up the importance of the community and opportunity in the forming of a person。 One word of caution - I do think the book does a good job of showing how culture helps shape people but at the same it dancing at the line of over generalizing which could lead to prejudice and stereotyping。 。。。more
Bella
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Definitely overrated - moral of the book is， successful people are successful because they have some certain lucky upbringing or are given some precious opportunities。 I mean， for sure， no one is successful simply because he/she is talented/hardworking。 It's always a combination of everything - personality， hard work， perfect timing etc。 It is important to acknowledge such exterior factors， but there's no point to over-highlight them too。 Definitely overrated - moral of the book is， successful people are successful because they have some certain lucky upbringing or are given some precious opportunities。 I mean， for sure， no one is successful simply because he/she is talented/hardworking。 It's always a combination of everything - personality， hard work， perfect timing etc。 It is important to acknowledge such exterior factors， but there's no point to over-highlight them too。 。。。more
Tassnym Echchahed
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Really instructive book
Carter Rosato
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Though Gladwell offered some interesting critiques and theories about the concept of success， this book was slightly too narrow-minded for it to be truly successful。 I found that Gladwell cherry picks examples to fit his narrative （which would be shaky otherwise）， and ignores various other circumstances。 His ideas also tend to change on a dime and since every part focuses on one anecdote， it leads to confusion as if he is supporting or dismembering the idea he presented。 His writing style also s Though Gladwell offered some interesting critiques and theories about the concept of success， this book was slightly too narrow-minded for it to be truly successful。 I found that Gladwell cherry picks examples to fit his narrative （which would be shaky otherwise）， and ignores various other circumstances。 His ideas also tend to change on a dime and since every part focuses on one anecdote， it leads to confusion as if he is supporting or dismembering the idea he presented。 His writing style also struck me as incredibly condescending and pretentious。 This "holier than thou" viewpoint really is what sealed the deal on my negative opinion of this book。 This book should be titled Outliers: The Story of flaky opinions， all too specific anecdotes， and a pompous persona， because that's all I really took from it。 。。。more
Ramesh Nagarajah
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Excellent， as expected。 A great read for any curious mind。
Ruchika
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What are your odds of becoming an outlier？ Who can provide you with the specific ingredients and skills which are going to become the most sought after in the near future？ Tracing the journeys of several outliers and connecting the dots， Malcolm made it rather obvious that the prophecy of the who's who were predestined given their initial conditions and could not have been possible if it were a different set of circumstances。 As it turns out "luck" or "chance" and sometimes a series of events ca What are your odds of becoming an outlier？ Who can provide you with the specific ingredients and skills which are going to become the most sought after in the near future？ Tracing the journeys of several outliers and connecting the dots， Malcolm made it rather obvious that the prophecy of the who's who were predestined given their initial conditions and could not have been possible if it were a different set of circumstances。 As it turns out "luck" or "chance" and sometimes a series of events can place you in the right place and the right time and connect you with the perfect opportunity。 Factors such as your birth date， birth year， birthplace， lineage， heredity， family background， cultural conditioning， surroundings and environment are all shaping and nurturing your future today。 Like it or not， you are limited by your environment and have little control over your history。 Now that this book makes you consciously aware of it， what choices can you make today to land you in a better spot tomorrow？ Can you still change your trajectory？ Is it really possible to challenge your destiny？ 。。。more
Pratik
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I feel the author has cherry-picked examples to suit his theory。 I can summarize this book in one paragraph。 - This book discusses the lesser-known factors that make people successful。 More than talent and hard work， factors like when and where you were born， how you were raised and what culture are you from; determine if you are gonna get successful in life or not。 In conclusion， apart from being talented and hard-working you really need to be lucky to make it big because a lot of the factors t I feel the author has cherry-picked examples to suit his theory。 I can summarize this book in one paragraph。 - This book discusses the lesser-known factors that make people successful。 More than talent and hard work， factors like when and where you were born， how you were raised and what culture are you from; determine if you are gonna get successful in life or not。 In conclusion， apart from being talented and hard-working you really need to be lucky to make it big because a lot of the factors that are written above are the things you cannot control （Birth， Family， Culture）。 However， I admit that this book gives you a different perspective to look at the world。 More than anything it taught me one important thing about myself - that I have a submissive personality because I was born in a lower-middle-class family。 If was born in an upper-middle-class family I would have been able to assert myself whenever is necessary。 So I guess I need to learn to be more assertive from now on。 Overall it's an okayish book。 。。。more
Taylor Martinez
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i loved the central idea of this book: that success is not just derived from a person’s talent。 however some of the chapters felt very clunky with information which would sometimes blur （at least for me） what they were about。 overall enjoyed it， 3。5/5 stars
Gideon
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Gladwell makes a case for all outliers in life being a product of privilege， luck， legacy and the ability to seize these opportunities。 Super interesting book with great fleshed out examples。
Leenapetr
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one of the greatest books！
Qiao Yun
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I absolutely LOVED this。 a wonderful read no matter you're feeling great in your highs or wallowing in your sorrowful pit。 Gladwell provided a very different insight and perspective of how and why things are a certain way。 I find all the the stories and examples easy to comprehend and relatable。 Gladwell also has a very structured writing， simply loved his last story about portraying stories， and his own one as well。 cultural legacies // community // date & time // presence of mine // strength / I absolutely LOVED this。 a wonderful read no matter you're feeling great in your highs or wallowing in your sorrowful pit。 Gladwell provided a very different insight and perspective of how and why things are a certain way。 I find all the the stories and examples easy to comprehend and relatable。 Gladwell also has a very structured writing， simply loved his last story about portraying stories， and his own one as well。 cultural legacies // community // date & time // presence of mine // strength // seize opportunities // 。。。more
თემო
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Maybe this book was a massive hit in 2010s， but as for today， it's just plain lazy and filled mainly with cherry-picking and wrong interpretation of statistics。 Especially， the 10K rule。 Maybe this book was a massive hit in 2010s， but as for today， it's just plain lazy and filled mainly with cherry-picking and wrong interpretation of statistics。 Especially， the 10K rule。 。。。more
Anthony Colozza
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I was really looking forward to this book。 In general I really love books about uncommon things and or seeing common things in a new light。 Such as identifying connections between things that seem unrelated。 The book started off well and presented a case of how Canadian hockey players tended to be born during certain months of the year。 This seemingly odd observation was then justified by concluding that those players got to where they were do to being the oldest players on their youth hockey te I was really looking forward to this book。 In general I really love books about uncommon things and or seeing common things in a new light。 Such as identifying connections between things that seem unrelated。 The book started off well and presented a case of how Canadian hockey players tended to be born during certain months of the year。 This seemingly odd observation was then justified by concluding that those players got to where they were do to being the oldest players on their youth hockey teams。 The logic went that this translated into better coaching， more ice time and ultimately a path to the pros。 It all seem logical and plausible even if there was no true statistical analysis to back any of those conclusions up。 As the book progressed I began to question more and more the conclusions that were being made。 By about 2/3s of the way through the book I realized that the point of this book was to justify a philosophy that people achieve things because of the privilege they have and opportunities they get not because of their abilities， which is just silly。 This book is actually the worst kind of writing。 It pretends to be a well thought out somewhat scientific look at how people succeed。 When in reality it is a book looking for ways to justify the preconceived notion that society and your place in it make you what you are not your own hard work and convictions， again a very silly misguided point of view。 The book provides facts and uses them to establish a conclusion as though they follow some type of scientific rigor。 However， no statistical or other analysis is ever performed。 The results and conclusions presented are pure conjecture and have no sound basis in reality。 It is really easy to use a fact or facts to support a conclusion that you want by just simply ignoring the contradictory ones that would nullify your desired conclusion。 For example you can say that all people who have had a heart attack have drunk water， therefore water causes heart attacks。 It is a fact that those people did drink water and did have heart attacks but the conclusion is erroneous。 In reality if you did a statistical analysis you would find that there are more people who drink water that don't have heart attacks than do。 But just as with this book you leave out the facts that contradict your predetermined premise。 The book uses Bill Gates as another example。 It states that he achieved what he did because he had access to a computer for programming when he was in high school， something rare at the time。 And basically that was it that was all he needed。 This is laughable， although rare there were many other people at that time that had the same opportunities as him （like everyone else in his class at the same school） and yet none of those other people started a software company that became one of the dominate companies in the world。 Believe me when I say I am no Bill Gates fan， but you have to give credit where credit is due。 Bill Gates succeeded because he had the drive， intelligence and business savvy to take advantage of a newly evolving technology （computers） and build what would become one of the most influential companies in the world。 The author also points out again and again how these people were able to succeed because they were born at the right time and had certain opportunities as though this is some big revelation。 This is just common knowledge。 Of course opportunities have to be there to succeed。 If Bill Gates was born in the 1800s I doubt he would have started a software company。 But being born at the right time does not diminish the achievement that many successful people have made。 The author wants you to think that they only succeeded because of their privilege， and opportunities。 But the reality is that at any time there are 1000s or 1os of thousands of people who have those exact same so called privileges and opportunities that didn't succeed。 For a book that I though I would love， I have never been more disappointed。 。。。more
Maria
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Great book on what makes a successful person successful。 I liked how it included things I hadn’t even thought of like the year you were born， etc。 I also like how the author included statistical data and stories to prove someof his points。 Overall， great read highly recommend！
Brock
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