Comments on: I finished Outliers Last Night

By: edgewise

edgewise — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:23:32 +0000

I watched Malcolm Gladwell on Charlie Rose with my wife the other night and had to buy and read it right away. Since she was interested too, I got it for her as an Xmas gift, and read it with a fake book cover so she would still be surprised on the 25th.

The book is fascinating, both for its ideas and simply as a good read. It leads me to think that there will be a follow-up workbook, like “Parents Guide to Making Your Child an Outlier” or something. I like his idea about the two (just two!) types of parents, with the notions of ‘concerted cultivation’ v. ‘natural growth’.
Also, the example of the child who is going to the doctor and his mom has him think of his concerns and coaches him in how to interact with the doctor. Gladwell is really good at painting a picture, then providing specifics to make his points.

Good luck with your 10K hours–it really doesn’t hurt to be practicing with the goal of mastery at anything.

By: rummuser

rummuser — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:18:51 +0000

I have ordered for the book. Being in India, it is expected to reach me by the first week of January, what it being the festive season! Shall read it on arrival and leave a comment. I have read both his other books and am really looking forward to the new one. rummuser´s last blog post..What Have I been doing?

By: Stacey / Create a Balance

Stacey / Create a Balance — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 12:26:45 +0000

I have been hearing about this book from many people so I think it's time to add it to my collection. Thanks for the overview and the push to put this book on my list. Stacey / Create a Balance´s last blog post..Celebrate Your Life Friday! 12.12.2008

By: Lance

Lance — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 11:41:23 +0000

Sounds like a great book, I'll have to check it out! Thanks! Lance´s last blog post..Sunday Thought For The Day

By: Marelisa

Marelisa — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:49:54 +0000

Hi Paunchiness: Gladwell has an article where he writes about people who have achieved their success later in life. So if you couple that with the 10K theory, as long as you find something you enjoy and are good at, and are willing to put in the hours, it’s never too late to be an outlier As for the fact that the people he mentions such as Bill Gates met with circumstances that helped move them along, I believe that once you start moving toward a goal resolutely all sorts of coincidences begin to arise to assist you.

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