David & Goliath (Malcolm Gladwell) - Book Review

If you are up against a powerful opponent/system, maybe your perceived weakness are actually your strengths? 'David & Goliath' by Malcolm Gladwell is a collection of 9 core stories showing how an underdog beat the odds to win. The book is split into 3 parts: the advantages of disadvantages (& vice versa), the theory of desirable difficulty and the limits of power. The main themes investigate how our preconceptions can be limiting our potential and what sort of mindset is required to compete against seemingly impossible odds.
I summarised the book as follows. "Malcolm Gladwell's books are engaging if you have yet to read his style but this for me lacked a real direction. He points out mistakes that some people have made in their journey but I couldn't detect how this connected to being an underdog. I wasn't bored while reading this book but it wasn't mind blowing so I probably won't remember this in a couple of years time."
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Timeline:(0:00) - Synopsis(2:44) - Preconceptions: ideas formed without enough information(5:44) - Underdogs: Is it ever better to be the overdog?(9:35) - Personal Observations(13:56) - Summary(15:24) - Pragmatic Takeaway: Stay clear of 'stories' books

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