Gladwell's Definition
Gladwell's unique definition of a Outlier is somethings, “that lay outside normal, where normal rules did not apply”(Gladwell 7). Accordingly Gladwell's definition can be simply defined as an opportunity. This is the reason why some people get ahead in life, while others do not.
For an example this can be seen with the Termites, They were a select group of children who were deemed geniuses because of their high IQ. However, when the children had all grown up, half the children had jobs that people with lower IQs could have. Terman, the leader of the experiment, considered many of the jobs as failures. In fact, the reason why half the kids had faling jobs was because they were given a chance, or rather an opportunity to grow into the geniuses
For an example this can be seen with the Termites, They were a select group of children who were deemed geniuses because of their high IQ. However, when the children had all grown up, half the children had jobs that people with lower IQs could have. Terman, the leader of the experiment, considered many of the jobs as failures. In fact, the reason why half the kids had faling jobs was because they were given a chance, or rather an opportunity to grow into the geniuses