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。
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。
Reviews
Natalee Brooke
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Malcolm Gladwell’s work probes into the concept of if we create our own fates or if circumstance does that for us。 He uses several different perspectives to create a compelling argument supporting his opinion。 It’s very well written， but a little dry at times。
Ronron08
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f you have more stories like this， you can also publish them there 🙂I absolutely LOVE this book， I love the plot and everything about this！！ I highly recommend it。 It is the perfect gift for yourself to read and re-read。 I want you to know， there is a competition happening this April on the NovelStar app， I hope you can consider joining。 https://author。starlight。ink/essay/in。。。 If you have more stories like this， you can also publish them there 🙂 f you have more stories like this， you can also publish them there 🙂I absolutely LOVE this book， I love the plot and everything about this！！ I highly recommend it。 It is the perfect gift for yourself to read and re-read。 I want you to know， there is a competition happening this April on the NovelStar app， I hope you can consider joining。 https://author。starlight。ink/essay/in。。。 If you have more stories like this， you can also publish them there 🙂 。。。more
louise ross
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Fantastic book。 I listened to this on Audible which was read by Gladwell and included an interview at the end of the book。 Interesting and thought provoking。 Would highly recommend。
Emmanuel Megalih
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Equal opportunity
Alexandra Karadzhova
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An interesting read， that offers some challenging viewpoints and requires a different mindset。 It took me a day to finish it， it reads easily and it’s full of thought-provoking stories。 While it mentions some famous names such as Bill Gates and the Beatles， the majority of the other mentioned people aren’t that famous or aren’t so often referred to in other books。 Gladwell’s theory is quite simple - becoming successful has more to do with your surroundings （environment， family， friends， opportun An interesting read， that offers some challenging viewpoints and requires a different mindset。 It took me a day to finish it， it reads easily and it’s full of thought-provoking stories。 While it mentions some famous names such as Bill Gates and the Beatles， the majority of the other mentioned people aren’t that famous or aren’t so often referred to in other books。 Gladwell’s theory is quite simple - becoming successful has more to do with your surroundings （environment， family， friends， opportunities， luck） rather than just with only yourself as an individual。 I definitely agree with that， but I’m not quite sure I needed a whole book to prove me what I already know。 He’s definitely done a lot of research and most of the stories were very interesting， his thoughts however felt a bit repetitive at times。All in all I enjoyed it， with 4/5 stars， I would recommend it to people who are curious about the topic of success and want to read some intriguing stories。 。。。more
Henrik
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Spannende Geschichten über den Erfolg und unterhaltsam geschrieben mit gutem flow。
Roblux Craft
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I really love your story， it deserves a lot of audience。 If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
Daniel Noventa
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Decent insights on luck as a major factor in success for the so called outliers。 Sounds sound， but not convincing enough to make me believe luck alone would lead Bill Gates and his thousands of hours on a computer would lead to his success。
Donny
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Life is more about luck than most people are willing to admit （myself included）。 This book was fascinating in that it explained how specific circumstances can predict how people will end up。
John Patch
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An excellent book explaining often overlooked aspects that help make successful people so successful。 As a teacher， I found this book fascinating。 In the last portion of the book， Gladwell discusses the possibility of year-round schools， shorter breaks， and increased rigor for students。
Cynthia
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Malcom Gladwell's narrative style isn't my favourite， and I am well aware of his bias as a journalist and proclivity he has towards stretching anecdotal evidence into broad generalizationsWith that being said， this was a fascinating read。 The patterns he found to explain how outliers rise to the top is hard to challenge， and something that has been on my mind a lot as I grapple with my personal privilege and position， and what to do with it moving forward。My key takeaway from this book is that t Malcom Gladwell's narrative style isn't my favourite， and I am well aware of his bias as a journalist and proclivity he has towards stretching anecdotal evidence into broad generalizationsWith that being said， this was a fascinating read。 The patterns he found to explain how outliers rise to the top is hard to challenge， and something that has been on my mind a lot as I grapple with my personal privilege and position， and what to do with it moving forward。My key takeaway from this book is that talent， hard work， grit， and determination are all necessary to be successful， but that is only a part of the story。 The most successful individuals who are outliers and change-makers of society had all of the above， yet also had an enormous amount of luck in terms of when they were born， what era they grew up in， what opportunities for practice they were given， and their cultural legacy and personal upbringing。 There are truly a lucky few that are given an opportunity of a lifetime， and if you are someone who can capitalize that， then you will be a true outlier。 。。。more
Thiago Wanderley
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Livro excepcional！ Trata sobre a falsa relação que costumamos atribuir o sucesso unicamente ao esforço pessoal。 Mostra algumas histórias de pessoas bem sucedidas como Bill Gates e apresenta os fatos que antecederam seu momento de sucesso e que o permitiram se tornar CEO de uma das maiores empresas de tecnologia。 O livro mostra a influência não só do treinamento e do esforço no sucesso， mas também de fatos anteriores e independentes a nós， como a cultura do local onde nascemos， classe social， ou Livro excepcional！ Trata sobre a falsa relação que costumamos atribuir o sucesso unicamente ao esforço pessoal。 Mostra algumas histórias de pessoas bem sucedidas como Bill Gates e apresenta os fatos que antecederam seu momento de sucesso e que o permitiram se tornar CEO de uma das maiores empresas de tecnologia。 O livro mostra a influência não só do treinamento e do esforço no sucesso， mas também de fatos anteriores e independentes a nós， como a cultura do local onde nascemos， classe social， ou até mesmo a data de nascimento。 Esses fatores podem， como mostra o livro， ser muito mais influentes sobre o nosso sucesso profissional do que o suposto mérito do esforço próprio。 Recomendo este livro para qualquer pessoa que queira entender um pouco mais sobre os fatores que podem levar uma pessoa a ser considerada bem sucedida。 。。。more
Jigneshkumar Rohit
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This book has a good in depth studies about different people and their long standing habits which were behind their success。 Also， it points out some major rules that everyone of them followed to get success。 Go read this book if you like case studies。
Jenna
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Gladwell puts forth the idea that success is not an individual accomplishment but rather the result of circumstances， systems， support， opportunity， and often luck。 And he does it well！
Maria Karizza
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Educational and interesting
Yadnesh Salvi
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To summarize : "Outliers are an outcome of hard work and luck"。 Gladwell explains this with some good case studies。 To summarize : "Outliers are an outcome of hard work and luck"。 Gladwell explains this with some good case studies。 。。。more
Johan Swanepoel
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Inspiring and interesting。 A truly enjoyable read。
Ari
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Although the book has a good subject， I would expect the subject to be handled in a more clear and simple way。 I think it would be better to explain Gladwell's 10，000-hour rule more directly， without some unnecessary elaboration。 Although the book has a good subject， I would expect the subject to be handled in a more clear and simple way。 I think it would be better to explain Gladwell's 10，000-hour rule more directly， without some unnecessary elaboration。 。。。more
AliG
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Is actually a 4。5 grade， but goodreads likes only round numbers。The essence “They are products of history and community， of opportunity and legacy。 Their success is not exceptional or mysterious。。。。The outlier in the end， is not an outlier at all。”
Yuki
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This book made me realize that there are no outliers at all。 Success is a product of history， community， opportunity， and legacy。 It made me look back of my family’s background and it really does make sense though a few may say that the data gathered are somehow selected to fit on his views but I am no expert nor do I have that leisure time to search about it。 The last two chapters of the book are personally touching to me。 I like that part when Gladwell says “Outliers are those who have been gi This book made me realize that there are no outliers at all。 Success is a product of history， community， opportunity， and legacy。 It made me look back of my family’s background and it really does make sense though a few may say that the data gathered are somehow selected to fit on his views but I am no expert nor do I have that leisure time to search about it。 The last two chapters of the book are personally touching to me。 I like that part when Gladwell says “Outliers are those who have been given opportunities - and who have had the strength and presence of mind to seize them。” Outliers do not spring naturally but rather they have worked on whatever chance they were given to。 Though I was not able to finish this in one sitting， I will surely look back on those chapters that struck me。 。。。more
Wayne Webb
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Enlightenment in neatly packaged episodes
Keshav Raja
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Highly insightful book！ Some of the things I learned:|| Roseto effect - community life is essential for healthy living|| Mathew effect - initial attention is important in starting a positive feedback loop|| 10，000 Hour Rule|| Genius is not enough - when and where you're born matters|| Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory - individualism， ambiguity-avoidance， power distance|| Cultural legacies matter for better or worse - be aware of that and try to transcend them？|| Perseverance can catch up to Highly insightful book！ Some of the things I learned:|| Roseto effect - community life is essential for healthy living|| Mathew effect - initial attention is important in starting a positive feedback loop|| 10，000 Hour Rule|| Genius is not enough - when and where you're born matters|| Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory - individualism， ambiguity-avoidance， power distance|| Cultural legacies matter for better or worse - be aware of that and try to transcend them？|| Perseverance can catch up to genius or opulence 。。。more
Dave Rush
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Gladwell makes a very enticing argument about the power of the underdog。 If one can get past the fact that he is not a prophet but rather a writer， an enjoyable set of examples of feel good triumphs over adverse odds is fast paced read。
Katieloowho
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Zoomed through this audiobook！ Thought-provoking and somehow reassuring as Gladwell always is
Jennifer Myers
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I really enjoyed this book。 I liked listening to Mr。 Gladwell's interesting perspective on many things in a way I never would have considered it before。 Awesome read。 I really enjoyed this book。 I liked listening to Mr。 Gladwell's interesting perspective on many things in a way I never would have considered it before。 Awesome read。 。。。more
Emmanuel Salcido
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What I like more of this book is how Malcolm explain a different viewpoint or angle with details and data of each story of success or extra ordinary people， and how this story was possible instead of just grab the miracle of the story without no background and start saying cliche sentences。Each story is explain in the same pattern。 First start telling the story （main story or one that opened to the main story）， then show some extra ordinary facts with some data or information that any other woul What I like more of this book is how Malcolm explain a different viewpoint or angle with details and data of each story of success or extra ordinary people， and how this story was possible instead of just grab the miracle of the story without no background and start saying cliche sentences。Each story is explain in the same pattern。 First start telling the story （main story or one that opened to the main story）， then show some extra ordinary facts with some data or information that any other would think of but Malcolm share another perspective a interesting one by focusing in a very specific detail， which turns out very important and then share his thoughtsPositiveFirst of all great stories shared by Malcolm。 You would think the stories are the same one with the same famous people which this is not the case。 I enjoy each of the stories and want it to learn more about the people involved on them。NegativeSome times I fell like there are to many sub stories to give more background information to the the main story。 。。。more
Amie Jimenez
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This really helped me to lessen my stress！ what a great story， thank you for writing this” If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
Fatima Baria
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it's a great book。 it's a must read。 it's a great book。 it's a must read。 。。。more
Karen
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My husband's pick for me to read。 I thought this was a great book that helped put the world in perspective。 I was sad about the divide between the classes。 My first Malcolm Galdwell book and I'm sure I'll pick up more。 My husband's pick for me to read。 I thought this was a great book that helped put the world in perspective。 I was sad about the divide between the classes。 My first Malcolm Galdwell book and I'm sure I'll pick up more。 。。。more
Hesione
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