why do some people succeed far more than others ? There is a story that is usually told about
extremely successful people , a story that focuses on intelligence and ambition . In Outliers Malcolm m Gladwell argue s that the true story of success is very different , and that if we want to understand how some people thrive , we should spend more time looking around the m — at such thing s as their family , their birthplace , or eve n their birth date. The story of success is more complex — and a lot more interesting — than it initially appears .
Outliers explain s what the Beatles and Bill Gates have in common , the extraordinary success of Asian s at math , the hidden advantage s of star athletes , why all top New York lawyer s have the same resume , and the reason you've never hear d of the world' s smartest man — all in term s of generation , family , culture , and class. It matter s what year you were born if you want to be a Silicon Valley billionaire , Gladwell argues , and it matter s where you were born if you want to be a successful pilot . The live s of outlier s — those people whose achievement s fall outside normal experience — follow a peculiar and unexpected logic , and in making that logic plain Gladwell present s a fascinating and provocative blueprint for making the mos t of human potential
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