Outliers Book Reflection

“Outlier” is a scientific term describing things or phenomena that lie outside normal experience. Often what is considered normal is associated with great understanding, but in this book, I am interested in people who as outliers have overstepped normal boundaries and become so accomplished and successful to a point that leaves society baffled. As a result, many people are led to believe that Outliers were born with innate abilities or a knowledge that was bestowed onto them at birth.

In the case of this book, I wrote this story out of the dissatisfaction I found myself feeling with the way success is defined. In my decision to write this book, I have come to realize that we are far too focused on the individual themselves that gets furthest ahead in our time. If we are to understand how people thrive, we must first take into account of those around them; their culture, community, family, and generation.
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With outliers, my wish is to make people understand that success is constructed by the contributions of different people, factors, and circumstances. Outliers do not rise from nothing, they are the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannot. We as a society have more control over who succeeds and how many of us succeed than we give ourselves credit for. To me, this amazing and inspiring idea is what I want people to take away from this