Everything we
have learned in Outliers says that success follows a predictable course. It is not the brightest who succeed. If it
were, Chris Langan would be up there with Einstein. Nor
is success simply the sum of the decisions and efforts we
make on our own behalf. It is, rather, a gift. Outliers are
those who have been given opportunities—and who have
had the strength and presence of mind to seize them. For
hockey and soccer players born in January, it's a better
shot at making the all-star team. For the Beatles, it was
Hamburg. For Bill Gates, the lucky break was being born
at the right time and getting the gift of a computer terminal in junior high.
To build a better world we need
to replace the patchwork of lucky breaks and arbitrary
advantages that today determine success—the fortunate
birth dates and the happy accidents of history—with a
society that provides opportunities for all.
Culled from Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Abdulkareem,Taoheedah kehinde
have learned in Outliers says that success follows a predictable course. It is not the brightest who succeed. If it
were, Chris Langan would be up there with Einstein. Nor
is success simply the sum of the decisions and efforts we
make on our own behalf. It is, rather, a gift. Outliers are
those who have been given opportunities—and who have
had the strength and presence of mind to seize them. For
hockey and soccer players born in January, it's a better
shot at making the all-star team. For the Beatles, it was
Hamburg. For Bill Gates, the lucky break was being born
at the right time and getting the gift of a computer terminal in junior high.
To build a better world we need
to replace the patchwork of lucky breaks and arbitrary
advantages that today determine success—the fortunate
birth dates and the happy accidents of history—with a
society that provides opportunities for all.
Culled from Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Abdulkareem,Taoheedah kehinde
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