Outliers Reflection

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Growing up I was always taught that hard work, preservation, motivation and drive would excel and get me far in life. Outliers almost paints a different picture. Outliers states how luck might have to do with one 's success, such as succeeding and becoming a high ranking sports player. Outliers also mentions how Asians are better at math, because they practice more and if we all contributed at least 10,000 hours into a hobby we enjoy, we could be the best. All these possible reasons as to why, someone could succeed and I started to feel like everything I had been taught, was false. While reading Outliers, I began to see if I had any similarities between the stories Malcolm Gladwell told and figured out that I shared no similarities or common features, which made no sense, because I feel …show more content…
Outliers list all these reasons as to why some are successful over others, but in the end I still believe in hard work and determination. I wasn 't raised asian and nor am I famous at chess or basketball both of which I spent more than 10,000 hours on. I also never had a high IQ, but still was separated into a specific group of students, believed to excel. Life is honestly full surprises, if you are born within a certain month period, then you may excel in a sport, such as hockey. If you are born with a high IQ, does that mean you will excel over someone with a less IQ, yes and no. We can use many different reasons and apply stats as to why, some exceed over others. but in the end hard work does pay off. Having parents, who push you and motivate you as well, contributes to whether or not you will make it far in life. I think that if one strives for success, they the will accomplish it no matter what obstacles lie in front of them. I enjoyed Outliers, because it gave me a reason to question all of my success and fails. While reading, I was able to relate to many of the points and it was a great

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