Outliers Book Report

Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers defines an outlier as “a statistical observation that is markedly different in value from the others of the sample.” According to this definition, an outlier in society is one who achieves something highly unusual when compared to their peers. According to the theory Outliers presents, success is based not only on one’s individual merit, but on the accumulative advantages they gain throughout their lives. Seemingly arbitrary circumstances such as the time and place of one’s birth can affect the entire course of their life. Society’s outliers are produced from an extremely unusual set of circumstances that allows them to diverge from the paths of those around them. One such example of an outlier comes from F. Scott

According to Gladwell, “The outlier, in the end, is not an outlier at all” (Gladwell 285). Successful people such as Bill Gates, the Beatles, and Joe Flom are considered Outliers because they have achieved outstanding prosperity and fame. According to the traditional concept of success, they rose to the top against all odds because they were more talented than their competitors. The notion that innate talent is the root of success, however, is a fallacy. All outliers have had help getting to the top.

In chapter 2, The 10,000-Hour Rule, Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcom Gladwell (2008), Gladwell sets out to convince us our parents were right, practice does make perfect; I disagree. I always wanted to be a singer, I had the desire, the drive, opportunity and talent? Friends and family heartily disagreed. Try as I might I never became a Rock Star. Practicing for another 10 years wound not have helped achieve my goal, I cannot carry a tune. Now how about at successful singers, Stevie Wonder, Tanya Tucker, Michael Jackson and Taylor Swift. All successful prior to the age of 20. Gladwell argues natural talent or innate ability have less to do with success than opportunity and practice. In Rulebook for Arguments 4th Ed. pg.15-16, Anthony

Outliers is Malcolm Gladwell 's examination of what makes some people excessively more successful than others. These "outliers," as he calls them, are commonly thought to possess talent and intelligence far above that of the average person, but he challenges this popular belief by looking at the background of some notable outliers.

In many instances, those who are successful are made out to be some sort of separate breed, those who were innately able to perform remarkable feats that others, no matter how hard they tried, simply could not. Through this exhibition, many people view success as an elusive feature that only a select few can obtain. This theory is the main inspiration for Malcolm Gladwell’s exploration of success in Outliers: The Story of Success. In the book, Gladwell analyzes not only those who are successful, such as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, J.R. Oppenheimer, and Joe Flom, but what path led them towards becoming exceptionally skilled. This extremely in-depth analysis of successfulness forms Gladwell’s layered theory of what creates success, and his attempt

Is it coincidental that Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Bill Joy and many other multi-millionaires were all born within a span of 3 years? Malcolm Gladwell, the author of Outliers, suspects that there is something more behind this occurrence than just a simple coincidence. He asserts that there is no such thing as a self-made man and success does not come from natural talent, rather it comes from extraordinary opportunities and hidden advantages. In Outliers, Gladwell attempts to debunk the myth that people are successful because of themselves, and not because of other factors. Even Malcolm Gladwell acknowledges that passion and hard work are required to succeed. However, he believes that this passion and time to put in the work would not be possible without the aid of extraordinary opportunities. Gladwell prepares a firm set of logical arguments, including the advantages of birth dates, cultural legacy and family backgrounds, to guarantee that his audience will be convinced of his conviction.

Vince Lombardi, a great American football coach, and player, once stated that the “dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success”. According to Lombardi, hard work will get you to where you want to go, and many people would agree. In Malcolm Gladwell’s novel, “Outliers: The Story of Success,” secrets and misconceptions about success are exposed and explained. Gladwell was right in saying that “if you work hard enough and assert yourself...you can shape the world to your desires”, as evidenced by examples from the book itself, the successful career of Serena Williams, and my own personal story (Gladwell 151).

Part two of Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell address the Impact of culture on one's actions. Gladwell uses these chapters to depict different circumstances and the cultures legacy or norms have affects their lives and futures. While in part one Gladwell looked at multiplet individuals, chapter two looked more at groups. According to Gladwell what are the reasons asian excel mathematics? Discuss the cultural and educational differences that he points to as explanation.

Throughout the process of how Canadian hockey sport selects their top of the top hockey players for the Memorial Cup, Gladwell proves that these top players are successful not only because of their hard work but also because of the advantage of the earlier birth month which give them more opportunity in the competence compared to others who was born in later month of the year. Gladwell argues that the inequitable “cutoff date matter” as in “other […] areas” (33), for example in education. He urges that our society need to change the way we think of success in which “we miss opportunities to lift others” (32). He also suggests that education system should change to let children “compete” each others whose don’t

While the author, Malcolm Gladwell, does not dispute that hard work in a necessary component, we learn that many factors, lucky breaks, and some coincidences all occur in making high achievers into true outliers. We also learn that many of the richest, most famous, and most successful people in

In the Book Outliers, It introduces the different opportunities a person has depends on the month they become born. It goes on to give examples of Hockey players, However, that was not the main point. Reading on, He describes about the 10000 practice hours. “One can become successful by putting 10000 hours in an activity one is interested in”, meaning people need both time and practice in a thing to be successful in. That's what I understood through the reading, which reminds me in the Article about Stereotypes. In the Article, it explains how the performance of people can decrease because of racial distrust and stereotype threats. Yet, performance can also increase when a project in not influenced by race. Both have to do about performance,

In the book, “Outliers” by Malcolm Gladwell, a book in which he talks about success and factors that influence it. In chapter 5, Malcolm Gladwell discusses how people who state that they’ve had many disadvantages on their road to success and that say that they’ “self-made”, often still have advantages on their road to success. In this chapter, he specifically talks about Joe Flom, which is the co-owner of what is now one of the most prestigious law firms around the world. However, there are numerous people just like Joe Flom and they've had similar experiences and also claim to be “self made”. In this essay, we will delve into some of the factors that had influenced Joe Flom’s success.

My life has always been a plethora of instant gratification; I have never wanted for anything, and anything I could ever hope to dream of was instantaneously placed right within my grasp before I could even contemplate asking for it; I had an extraordinary life, a life that many would envy, loving parents, great friends and a sense of adventure and curiosity that kept me entertained. However, at some point, I came to the abrupt realization that real life was not as tranquil as I had envisioned it being. It was a hard pill to swallow discovering that without adversity there was seldom any progress, and while I excelled at many activities, there were many things I could not comprehend or perceive because of the small overprotective bubble I was

That evening, after I arrived home, a wave of frustration hit me. I would never be like those kids, I thought to myself, and the frustration gave way to sadness. I was shy and nervous, while they were charismatic and charming. In my mind, an uncrossable chasm stretched between who I was and who I wanted to be.

Danielle, I agree with you in that it is not acceptable to drop data because of an outlier, as outliers can be legitimate observations can sometimes be interesting observations. However, in some cases, it may be acceptable to get rid of outliers as they may indicate bad data (Outliers, 2017). Although, researchers should not simply delete the outlying point before they thoroughly investigate why the point is far-off, if the researcher can determine that the outliers are due to erroneous factors, then the researchers should likely delete the point from the analysis (Outliers, 2017). For example, if it is obvious that the outlier is due to data that was incorrectly entered or measured, you should likely drop the outlier. Another example may be