Outlier

while others spend hours of continuous practice to excel them beyond the average. Up until now I always believed success was what people made of their own situations. In Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell argues that this belief is only partially true. Many factors contribute to making a person a successful outlier, such as uncontrollable opportunities or factors, hard work, community ties, practice, patronage and parentage. From my experiences, I found that true success lies…

In chapter 1 of the book Outlier by Malcolm Gladwell, Gladwell introduces the “Matthew effect” which he gives his general description of an individual merit. An individual merit is earned by evaluating people’s performance across a wide range of potentials skills. He gives an example of a Canadian hockey player who rises to the top of sport in Canada. As a young child, Canadian boys begins to plays sport at the beginner level, before they were even in kindergarten. From that point on, there are…

Presumption of Being Heard from Concerted Cultivation In Outliers, Gladwell presents the concepts of concerted cultivation and the presumption of being heard, which allowed Billie Jean King to have more confidence going into her success as an athlete and leader in the feminist movement. Concerted cultivation leads to presumption of being heard because it is this sense of entitlement that leads children to voice their opinions. Gladwell claims, “Concerted cultivation has enormous advantages. The…

What is the difference between a philosopher and your average joe? Both can think and theorize. But one goes in depth, whereas one barely scratches past the surface. Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell is catered to your average joe. A book of theories which would make for great short discussions with coworkers, friends, etc. over lunch or a coffee break. New York Times writer, Michiko Kakutani, provides her review of Malcolm Gladwell's bibliography, criticizing with what many…

to convey them in my own words. As a reader, I was able to find the evidence I was looking for to support my argument. In my first writing, “Gladwell’s Missing Factor”, I was able to deeply analyze the theories Malcolm Gladwell wrote in his book, Outliers. As well as bring outside evidence of a current class I was enrolled. As a writer, I was able to construct strong arguments to capture my reader’s attention. Providing strong, credible evidence and able to focus on the topic of my writing…

I am asking this question because what outliers did in society back then was to hold back what society was meant to do, advance the society. And what makes someone an outlier. The term genius can be defined as a very intellectual person with a very high I.Q. and with a large capacity of intellect. We can look into our past and can name many of the geniuses that we know of. We know that these people worked all the time to help the society. There creations during their lifetime has helped…

Based on chapters 6 and 7 of Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell uses the term "cultural legacy" to coin a type of tradition that affects a person response to certain situations that may be morally questioning or difficult. He contributes some of the success that people achieve to cultural legacy because sometimes it is what pushes people to work and do better in certain fields. This somewhat goes along with the classical definition of success, being that hard work and determination will get you on track…

In the previous chapters of Outliers, Gladwell establishes that in order to be successful we must put in the requisite time and effort. In addition we must have determination and a willingness to take advantage of our “accumulative advantages”. “The Trouble with Geniuses” expands on this premise by linking hard work and opportunity with the threshold idea, that in order to be successful in life we just have to be good enough. We must learn how to use “practical intelligence” and savvy in order…

as to how it is used. Psychology Today talks about a laziness myth that claims: Human beings have a deep-seated need to grow and learn throughout their lives. Meaningful work fulfills that basic need to learn and grow. Malcolm Gladwell's book Outliers discusses the characteristics of meaningful work: it is complex, it offers autonomy, and there is a relationship between effort and reward. We have to think if some people are inherently lazy, or are they simply non-productive when the work that…

to it. In the book “Outliers” by Malcolm Gladwell, there are numerous theories that are covered with examples of successful people that clearly show how success can be done in not just one way but many others. The most known people that are considered to be successful are billionaires and celebrities who all have gained success in their life in their own diverse ways. A good set of successful people in the world today that I have chosen to talk…