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Mentioned in 38 episodes

David and Goliath

Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

Book • 2013

Malcolm Gladwell

In 'David and Goliath', Malcolm Gladwell challenges conventional wisdom about obstacles and disadvantages.

He uses the biblical story of David and Goliath as a starting point to explore various cases where underdogs have triumphed over more powerful opponents.

The book delves into topics such as the benefits of 'desirable difficulties', the impact of dyslexia on successful individuals, and the dynamics of successful and unsuccessful strategies in different contexts, including warfare, education, and social movements.

Gladwell argues that what appears to be a weakness can often be a strength, and that too much power or advantage can sometimes be counterproductive.

Mentioned by

Chris Williamson

Angela Duckworth

Malcolm Gladwell

Brian Pantravera

John O'Sullivan

Mentioned in 38 episodes

Mentioned by

Chris Williamson

, specifically referencing a chapter about dyslexia.

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Mentioned by

Mike Maughan

and

Angela Duckworth

in the context of his interesting ideas, regardless of their truthfulness.

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Mentioned by

Malcolm Gladwell

in relation to the argument about not going to the best institution you get into.

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Mentioned by Malcolm Gladwell himself, discussing his book and its themes.

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Mentioned by

Adam Grant

and discussed throughout the podcast as one of

Malcolm Gladwell

's books.

Malcolm Gladwell Questions Everything

Mentioned by

Malcolm Gladwell

as a book that explores the concept of advantages and how they don't always appear as such.

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Mentioned by

Rich Roll

as one of

Malcolm Gladwell

's six New York Times best-selling books.

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Mentioned by

Carey Nieuwhof

as one of

Malcolm Gladwell

's books.

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Mentioned by

Adam Grant

as

Malcolm Gladwell

's book.

Malcolm Gladwell Questions Everything

Mentioned by

Chad Daniels

, in relation to the concept of disadvantages becoming advantages.

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Mentioned by

Joshua Weiss

as one of Malcolm Gladwell's interesting books.

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Mentioned by

Tim Harford

when discussing the South Pole trilogy and its references to

Malcolm Gladwell

's work.

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Mentioned by

Tim Odegaard

as featuring underdog stories, including those with dyslexia, and highlighting superpowers.

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Mentioned by

Brian Pantravera

, referencing Malcolm Gladwell's book, in the context of discussing a basketball team in Silicon Valley.

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Mentioned by

Dan Harris

as one of the books written by

Malcolm Gladwell

.

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Mentioned by

Johnny Tauer

to illustrate the team's underdog status upon transitioning to Division I basketball.

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Mentioned by

Adam Grant

as a book that seemingly contradicts the themes of Outliers.

Malcolm Gladwell Questions Everything

Mentioned by

John O'Sullivan

when referencing a discussion on why colleges started giving athletes preferential treatment.

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Mentioned by

Dan Harris

as one of

Malcolm Gladwell

's six New York Times bestsellers.

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Mentioned by Monica Padman as the Malcolm Gladwell book that contains a chapter on dyslexia.

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