Many people argue that the arguments he makes are overly simplistic and he has cherry-picked examples to suit his arguments. This is Gladwell’s most personal, almost autobiographical in places, book. It is almost as though Gladwell is apologizing for his own success or disabusing the reader of the idea that he, personally, should be lauded as a great example of success. He uses that to explain the opportunities he has had that the previous generations of his family have not. Towards the end of the book, Gladwell explains his own family history. However, in the book, he questions the high esteem in which we hold successful people, if it is right to do so and if they are deserving of that kind of admiration. Gladwell acknowledges the importance of hard work – especially the idea of dedicating 10,000 hours to a subject to become a master. Gladwell argues that a person’s environment, the time they were born, the place they were born, the access they have to certain tools, training, or people all play a part in the creation of the super successful. Outliers: The Story of Success from author and modern-day philosopher Malcolm Gladwell challenges the notion that success simply comes from brilliant people and hard work. However, the conclusions that Gladwell draws from his examples should be taken with a pinch of salt. Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell is an interesting read for anyone concerned with success. Towards the end of the book, Gladwell examines his own success in an autobiographical manner. The book is made up of a number of case studies that Gladwell goes on to provide his own analysis of what he thinks the situation means for success. Malcolm Gladwell asks important questions about what makes someone successful in Outliers: The Story of Success.īeyond simply asking the question of what makes someone successful, Gladwell touches on other important questions that dip into the realms of behavioral economics when he asks how much untapped potential is out there due to the systems that are in place that lead to success?
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