Lessons from the book "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
Definition:
An outlier is a single data point that goes far outside the average value of a group of statistics and analysis. Outliers may be marked exceptions that stand outside individual samples of populations as well. In a more general context, an outlier is an individual that is markedly different from the norm in some respect.
An outlier is a single data point that goes far outside the average value of a group of statistics and analysis. Outliers may be marked exceptions that stand outside individual samples of populations as well. In a more general context, an outlier is an individual that is markedly different from the norm in some respect.
Why are ice hockey players born in the first few months of a year? How did the Beatles and Bill Gates succeed?/
The Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell answers these and many more questions.
In Outliers, Gladwell examines the factors that contribute to high levels of success./
In Outliers, Gladwell examines the factors that contribute to high levels of success./
To support his thesis, he examines why the majority of Canadian ice hockey players are born in the first few months of the calendar year, … how Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates achieved his extreme wealth, how The Beatles became one of the most successful musical acts in human history - and many more examples to support his thesis
1. You can make sincere efforts, and that is it. There are just too many things that must fall in place - in a synchronous manner - for you to be able to achieve the results you wish. Focus on your efforts. Keep improving. Be satisfied with your improvements. Do not bother about the results.
Results are different with people having different perspectives.
Results are different with people having different perspectives.
2. Achievement is Talent + Practise / Preparation, the latter being the majority stakeholder.
You can acquire talent. You can do that even if you start from ground zero. Starting with an inborn talent gives you a head start.
But what is difficult to acquire is the consistency required in practicing for your success.
You can acquire talent. You can do that even if you start from ground zero. Starting with an inborn talent gives you a head start.
But what is difficult to acquire is the consistency required in practicing for your success.
3. Think before you take a jump, instead of getting excited with initial success.
Also, do not give up too soon if you are already into it. You are going to be tested for your patience and perseverance - to the hilt. Nothing worthwhile comes easy.
Also, do not give up too soon if you are already into it. You are going to be tested for your patience and perseverance - to the hilt. Nothing worthwhile comes easy.
4. You ought to plan for your freedom and then chase your passion full-time. Those who believe that their passion and profession are independent of each other are perhaps making the biggest mistake of their life. Resonance is at work only when your passion is also your profession.
5. IQ matters but only up to a point. Beyond that, it's your attitude. It is just like in a basketball game, height matters but that's just up to a point.
6. If you think you have achieved anything alone, then just dump this misconception.
Even the biggest creatures in the world cannot grow without support./
Even the biggest creatures in the world cannot grow without support./
7. Don’t be afraid to speak up. If you are the boss, make sure you tell your team that if you are doing something stupid, to tell you and help you out.
8. The opportunities you are presented with for success are not only dependent on your inner qualities, and your parenting but also the time you were born in this world. The world is not fair for anyone. But this unfairness to all is what makes it a fair game in the end.
9. There are usually small incidents that happen one after another which either go unnoticed or are not communicated properly in an unambiguous manner. This lack of communication has a lot to do with the culture in which the pilot and the co-pilot are born and brought up./
10. No one who rises early 365 days a year will fail to make his family rich. Hard work pays.
Quote:
"Practice isn't the thing you do once you're good. It's the thing you do that makes you good."
"Practice isn't the thing you do once you're good. It's the thing you do that makes you good."
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Lengdung Tungchumma
Lengdung Tungchumma