Malcolm Gladwell Book Report

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In addition this book challenged my views on how success was achieved, It made me almost made give up on trying to be successful. I asked myself many questions such as”should I even try to be successful?” and “What even is the point if my destiny is already decided?” I then realized that this book in which Malcolm Gladwell claims to be the way to success is only half correct. Sure being born in January many give you the advantage of being a hockey player or being asian makes you good at math, but without determination you would never get anywhere. Just because you are born in January does not automatically make you have the talent to be a hockey player. You have to have what I call passion. Passion is what drives you to achieve ten thousand

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