Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers

Malcolm Gladwell is a well-known journalist and non-fiction writer. In our assigned reading material “Outliers,” Gladwell explores different social and psychological phenomena and their implications for both businesses and individuals. Gladwell proclaims that success is shaped by external entities. The author argues that certain individuals are granted precise opportunities and advantages that not everybody is given by fate. However, even though Gladwell’s theory of attaining success holds some validity, he completely avoids and excludes the value of hard-work and determination. The core of success is always within the individual, and can be achieved by perseverance through difficult times and setbacks, as opposed to solely capitalizing on
Contrary to popular belief, Gladwell asserts in his book “Outliers” that an individual’s success is shaped by the external forces, in which certain individuals are granted superior opportunities and advantages through simple chance, or fate. What I found most humorous in Gladwell’s book “Outliers,” is the fact he completely disregards people’s ability to persevere through difficult times. I understand that the author is trying to assign everything a technical value or object. The author attempts to define a specific set of factors, in which certain conditions must be met in order to obtain success. In my opinion, this view is incorrect. There are many people who have had great success without being profiled by Gladwell, and there is no way for Gladwell to create a set of conditions that every person has to meet before they obtain success. Although Gladwell’s hypothesis carries strong evidence in terms of these various forces stumbled upon by fate. For example, date of birth, family background, and simple luck help pave the road for achieving success. However, Gladwell overtly dodges the value of hard-work and determination. The life of Henry Ford supports my ideology that not all success is achieved by external factors. In this case, persistent dedication and courage are how Henry Ford achieved his success. Henry Ford was an American industrialist and the founder of the Ford Motor Company. Additionally, he sponsored the development of the assembly line technique of mass production. Even though Ford did not invent the automobile or the assembly line,[1] he developed and manufactured the first automobile that the American population could afford. This development made it possible for other people besides the rich to be able to afford a vehicle. This was not something that magically came together through external forces. His early