Just because your at a disadvantage that doesn’t mean you are going to fail, it just means that the task you are meant to accomplish will be rigorous and challenging. Part one of Malcom Gladwell’s book David and Goliath is titled “The Advantages of Disadvantages”. He simply states that in everyday life their will always be something challenging or stressful to conquer. But its up to you if you want to take the time to think of a away to complete the task. This theory shows, but only a portion of how most people feel towards the perception of disadvantages and advantages. How you look at a situation, will determine how the task will be handled and how it will be completed. With many ideas on what an advantage and disadvantage is, it is only
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One of the great examples, that Gladwell uses in his story is an example about a girls basketball team, that was made of a bunch of scrappy, non athletic teens. But by having a disadvantage such as their own, it allowed them to be able to conceive a strategy that lead them victory. The strategy was made up of playing a full-court press which made the team gain more stamina because, of the amount of running they were doing. To adapt their bodies to the amount of stamina used, the coach would have the players keep their bodies moving ninety-nine percent of the time during their practices. This is just one of the many examples that Gladwell uses throughout the story to show the differences and similarities between many underdogs that overcame their …show more content…
Just like being wealthy docent put your over someone it just means you got a head start in life. Being at a disadvantage gives you a better insight on life, motivation to succeed, and allows you to become more optimistic. With these few tools you can better yourself as a person mentally and physically. Mentally allowing you understand and interpret what others say to you more in-depth and physically because you will become someone that will be able to help others when they are in need of guidance from someone who came from the same disadvantages as
One of the great examples, that Gladwell uses in his story is an example about a girls basketball team, that was made of a bunch of scrappy, non athletic teens. But by having a disadvantage such as their own, it allowed them to be able to conceive a strategy that lead them victory. The strategy was made up of playing a full-court press which made the team gain more stamina because, of the amount of running they were doing. To adapt their bodies to the amount of stamina used, the coach would have the players keep their bodies moving ninety-nine percent of the time during their practices. This is just one of the many examples that Gladwell uses throughout the story to show the differences and similarities between many underdogs that overcame their …show more content…
Just like being wealthy docent put your over someone it just means you got a head start in life. Being at a disadvantage gives you a better insight on life, motivation to succeed, and allows you to become more optimistic. With these few tools you can better yourself as a person mentally and physically. Mentally allowing you understand and interpret what others say to you more in-depth and physically because you will become someone that will be able to help others when they are in need of guidance from someone who came from the same disadvantages as