Malcolm Gladwell Outliers Essay
Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell is about how there are certain cultural and societal events that happen to give rise to successful people. He debunks the myth that successful people are “self-made”. In this book he explains how there are hidden advantages for certain and how these people are able to rise in the world where others cannot. Gladwell states “great men and women are beneficiaries of specialization, collaboration, time, place, and culture.”
Throughout the book Malcolm Gladwell explains the events that led to someone’s success. For example, he talked about how Bill Gates was able to become so successful at programming. He brought the timeline all the way to his childhood. He was able to point out how there were …show more content…
This is due to the cut off for most sports at all levels, which is January 1st. As kids those who are born closer to the cut off tend to be more coordinated or have better control of their skills. This in turn, leads the coaches to pay more attention to them because they are seen as the “better” player. As they grow up the kids who are given more attention tend to practice more and improve at a faster pace. Which in the end, leads to most professional players to being born in the first three months of the year. I believe this applies to me personally because growing up I noticed that I didn’t have to practice as much as the other players to play well. This could possibly be because I was born in February. On the other hand, my brother was born in August. Even though he is fit, he always had to work hard or practice extra to be at the same level of his peers.
I highly recommend it to anyone at any level of the Marine Corps. However, if they do take my recommendation to read the book, I do suggest to start with the first book, The Tipping Point. Unfortunately, I did not know about the first book so I haven’t had a chance to read it, but if it is anything like the first one I know it will be great. Overall, I think this was a great book. This book will open your eyes a little bit and some parts may even apply to
Throughout the book Malcolm Gladwell explains the events that led to someone’s success. For example, he talked about how Bill Gates was able to become so successful at programming. He brought the timeline all the way to his childhood. He was able to point out how there were …show more content…
This is due to the cut off for most sports at all levels, which is January 1st. As kids those who are born closer to the cut off tend to be more coordinated or have better control of their skills. This in turn, leads the coaches to pay more attention to them because they are seen as the “better” player. As they grow up the kids who are given more attention tend to practice more and improve at a faster pace. Which in the end, leads to most professional players to being born in the first three months of the year. I believe this applies to me personally because growing up I noticed that I didn’t have to practice as much as the other players to play well. This could possibly be because I was born in February. On the other hand, my brother was born in August. Even though he is fit, he always had to work hard or practice extra to be at the same level of his peers.
I highly recommend it to anyone at any level of the Marine Corps. However, if they do take my recommendation to read the book, I do suggest to start with the first book, The Tipping Point. Unfortunately, I did not know about the first book so I haven’t had a chance to read it, but if it is anything like the first one I know it will be great. Overall, I think this was a great book. This book will open your eyes a little bit and some parts may even apply to