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StoryShots Book Summary and Review of Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

Introduction

What do you think about successful people who are ‘self-made’? Are they truly self-made or are they a product of their circumstances, families and external environment? 

Is success a product of innate talent, preparation, or opportunity? Or a blend of all the above?

Malcolm Gladwell explores this and more in his book called Outliers. Through his life experiences, Gladwell discovered that successful people have a few commonalities.

Outliers teaches us about the definition of success and how to become successful. It's a handbook for those hoping to succeed in life and work.

If you're still wondering, “What is Outliers about?”, stay with us:

About Malcolm Gladwell

Malcolm Gladwell is a Canadian journalist, author, and public speaker who has worked as a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1996. He had years of experience in non-fiction writing before expanding his repertoire to include novels.

Along with Outliers, Gladwell has six other New York Times bestsellers. These include The Tipping Point, Blink, What the Dog Saw, David and Goliath, Talking to Strangers, and The Bomber Mafia.

His books focus on social sciences and any unexpected implications he finds in his research. Often, he follows an academic approach through sociology and psychology.

Along with writing, Gladwell also podcasts. He is a co-founder of Pushkin Industries. Through this company, he interviews musicians in the podcast Broken Record. In another podcast, Revisionist History, he evaluates overlooked and misunderstood things.

TIME Magazine included Gladwell on the TIME 100 Most Influential People list in 2005. In 2007, the American Sociological Association gave him their first Award for Excellence. He received this distinction for his reporting of social issues.

In 2007 and 2011, he received honorary degrees from the University of Waterloo and the University of Toronto. He also joined the Order of Canada in 2011 and is one of Foreign Policy’s Top Global Thinkers.

Malcolm Gladwell was born in Hampshire, England. His mother was a Jamaican psychotherapist, and his father was a British math professor. He immigrated to Ontario, Canada at 6 and was a national track and field champion at the high school level. 

StoryShot #1: Success Isn't Linear

StoryShot #2: It Takes 10,000 Hours To Become An Expert at Something

StoryShot #3: Understand Your Culture

StoryShot #4: Success Lies At The Nexus of Both Luck and Talent

StoryShot #5: Start Early and Be Patient

StoryShot #6: Discern Between Practical and Analytical Intelligence

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