Outliers: The Story of Success

short summary: this is a book about the nature of privilege. here's the video that makes the same point https://youtube.com/watch?v=hD5f8GuNuGQ

я не читала еще критиков, но подозреваю, что они обвиняют автора в притягивании фактов за уши - его схемы выглядят какими-то подозрительно стройными. но для меня как читателя это было не главным. по-моему, эта книга - в первую очередь объяснение таких феноменов, как "привилегии" и "социализация", и ка...read more

Not a review, notes for myself.

There is no magic to success. There are droves of people with the same intelligence, grit, vision, and spirit, or greater, than Bill Gates or any other incredibly successful person.
These people find success, but to become a true OUTLIER is dependent on stacks of small advantages accumulating and doors opening
Cultural and slight differences in psychology and outlook can have profound effects on the success or failure...read more

I've been reading Malcolm Gladwell's books in order, making this the 3rd one. While I like his story telling style, his research appears more and more suspect with each additional book. This particular book tried to approach each case study through the same cultural lens, and he shaped all the available data to match. When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. The plane crash theory was particularly bad, and Gladwel...read more

Outliers was a good read. If you like statistic theories this is a book for you

Incredibly interesting. A good one time read that will seriously give you something to think about.