In this wide-ranging third installment of Malcolm Gladwell's exploration of how people and social phenomena work, the New Yorker journalist takes a close look at what constitutes high levels of success. That is, what makes people at the top of their respective fields get there? As we've come to expect from Gladwell's previous books, the answer to the question is a bit complicat...
In this wide-ranging third installment of Malcolm Gladwell's exploration of how people and social phenomena work, the New Yorker journalist takes a close look at what constitutes high levels of success. That is, what makes people at the top of their respective fields get there? As we've come to expect from Gladwell's previous books, the answer to the question is a bit complicated.
He says that upbringing, culture and even random luck have something to with success, but there is another important quality that anyone can control. Two chapters are dedicated to the "revelation" that IQ is only a baseline quality and success has little to nothing to do with having a high IQ or a low IQ. Rather, success is substantially a product of cultivating a high degree of what Robert Sternberg calls "practical intelligence" or what most refer to as "emotional intelligence."
Gladwell uses the example of Nobel laureates coming from unknown schools as often as ivy league schools. At this level of mastery IQ is no longer a factor. Success has little to do with where you were educated and everything to do with your level of practical/emotional intelligence and willingness to put in the 10,000 hours of practice required to reach mastery of your field.
All in all, it's an interesting read that isn't too heady and goes by pretty quickly, as the interesting anecdotes are what you would expect from Gladwell.
INTRODUCTION The Roseto Mystery
PART ONE: OPPORTUNITY
1 The Matthew Effect
2 The 10,000-hour Rule
3 The Trouble with Geniuses, Part 1
4 The Trouble with Geniuses, Part 2
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INTRODUCTION The Roseto Mystery
PART ONE: OPPORTUNITY
1 The Matthew Effect
2 The 10,000-hour Rule
3 The Trouble with Geniuses, Part 1
4 The Trouble with Geniuses, Part 2
5 The Three Lessons of Joe Flom
PART TWO: LEGACY
6 Harlan, Kentucky
7 The Ethnic Theory of Plane Crashes
8 Rice Paddies and Math Tests
9 Marita's Bargain
EPILOGUE A Jamaican Story
NOTES
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INDEX
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Outliers: The Story of Success 借来一套语音版的 Outliers 听完了。这本书里有很多故事，可是希望借此找到成功的奥秘恐怕很难，作者做的是一描述而不是预见。听了半天，只听出了六个字： “天时地利人和”。 比如比尔·盖茨，他之所以打造出一个这么庞大的帝国来，一是...
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0 有用 Jack 2009-06-16 12:29:58
时事造英雄，购于卓越
7 有用 娅 2011-04-17 02:57:28
成功源自优势的不断积累：你出生在何时何地，你父母的职业以及你成长的环境。
4 有用 Kyle 2014-11-26 22:28:44
天才配方：(天时地利人和 + 若干年专注坚持) x 无穷小概率 = 我们眼中的天才
0 有用 Felicia 2012-01-08 22:58:22
吴军.recommended, geeknomics.recommended
9 有用 零度。领悟 2012-06-03 15:01:27
一万小时理论，马太效应，一个人的成功是天时地利人和，家庭情况，时代背景对成功影响很大，天才也要靠机遇，富人的孩子在人际交往方面具有很强的优势,富人孩子更早接受权利观念教育，通过从小的训练和培养，会通过追问、磋商、以放松的心情开着玩笑的方式把权利向自己方向倾斜，会与权威沟通而
0 有用 小文纸殿下 2024-05-18 11:44:10 北京
7分。道理就是这么个道理，主要看看人家怎么写成一本书的，还是畅销书。
0 有用 姗 2024-05-17 11:21:47 美国
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0 有用 一颗豌豆 2024-05-13 13:45:33 上海
可读，通俗易懂，畅销书，有些案例读起来挺有趣，对含金量要求不用太高。
0 有用 李晨辰 2024-04-28 04:32:32 墨西哥
新视角，所以，the outliner, in the end, is not an outliner at all.
0 有用 旺仔牛奶糖 2024-04-20 20:26:29 广东
moneyxyz推荐。｜读完了，最后一章尤其震撼！作者自己的家族经历，让outliers更具像化了，历史契机、时代因素、国家文化背景、你出生的时代甚至年份、月份，你的家族经历了多少代人的努力迭代，他们的终点确实就是你的起点，最后拥有这些正面因素的人，就会被“推到”下一个阶段。也许曾经我知道，人的成就肯定离不开环境，家庭教育各方面，但读完这本书才真正意识到，离不开不止是离不开，而是你就是由这些因素“... moneyxyz推荐。｜读完了，最后一章尤其震撼！作者自己的家族经历，让outliers更具像化了，历史契机、时代因素、国家文化背景、你出生的时代甚至年份、月份，你的家族经历了多少代人的努力迭代，他们的终点确实就是你的起点，最后拥有这些正面因素的人，就会被“推到”下一个阶段。也许曾经我知道，人的成就肯定离不开环境，家庭教育各方面，但读完这本书才真正意识到，离不开不止是离不开，而是你就是由这些因素“幸运或不幸”塑造的你的人生轨迹。太震撼了。 (展开)