tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26098225.post3547623547916599077..comments2023-11-05T06:04:10.647-05:00Comments on emilyreads: Outliers: Review HaikuEMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633057062989686339noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26098225.post-41557034131678109562009-01-13T15:44:00.000-05:002009-01-13T15:44:00.000-05:00Yeah, the Joe Flom example epitomized what you're ...Yeah, the Joe Flom example epitomized what you're talking about.EMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15633057062989686339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26098225.post-22493336028992516482009-01-13T11:10:00.000-05:002009-01-13T11:10:00.000-05:00Ah okay, right -what was interesting to me about h...Ah okay, right -what was interesting to me about his hypothesis was that it's basically impossible to determine what will make one successful until after it's already happened. If only he had included some sort of instructions or something to make sure it happens for you! I don't think Outliers necessarily negated Alger's research -just that Gladwell suggests it's not *solely* about hard work.Tarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905521278112853549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26098225.post-72811323140580317602009-01-13T09:34:00.000-05:002009-01-13T09:34:00.000-05:00Oh, I liked it -- I wasn't suggesting Gladwell was...Oh, I liked it -- I wasn't suggesting Gladwell was necessarily wrong. I just meant that his thesis was in direct opposition to the standard "hard work/pull yourself up by your bootstraps" thinking espoused by Alger, among others.EMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15633057062989686339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26098225.post-86633869330985643522009-01-12T13:09:00.000-05:002009-01-12T13:09:00.000-05:00I beg to differ.Gladwell is brilliant. This bookis...I beg to differ.<BR/>Gladwell is brilliant. This book<BR/>is a new classic.<BR/><BR/>Gladwell *says* that he<BR/>relies on the research of<BR/>others. Not "poking".<BR/><BR/>He make the research <BR/>relatable to people.<BR/>There's no harm in that!Tarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905521278112853549noreply@blogger.com