Malcolm Gladwell on Why People Succeed

The secrets of success can be decoded—and copied and reconstructed. In his stunning new book, the bestselling author of The Tipping Point and Blink reveals the real—and mostly overlooked—secrets to extraordinary success. As in his earlier books, Gladwell builds his case with stories of real people, brilliantly told from an all-new perspective. He reveals that we pay far too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where successful people are from: their culture, their family, and their generation. Gladwell explains what Bill Gates, the Beatles and other world-class successes have in common, how culture affects their careers and performance, why some cultures are good at math and what drives the so-called achievement gap in American education. Along the way, Gladwell overturns many of our conventional notions about what makes a person successful. He creates an entirely new model for nurturing success and suggests ways to give people the best opportunities to succeed. Because we so profoundly personalize success, we squander human potential. We miss opportunities to lift others onto the top rung.

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[TheAustinConlon]

"If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses." - Henry Ford

[jumbee9]

what is it with geniuses and afros?

[gokuo64]

Interesting video, but if you can't trust what people have to say, then how do you learn what makes something "good" or "bad" or if you are doing something correct or incorrect?

[systemcat]

@Jiggerot The difference is wanting and doing. You keep trying and trying and every single time you try again you are suceeding because you get up again and succeed in seeing things in a different light and way. Instinctively you go through different routes and eventually you find the means to do what you want :)

[Jiggerot]

why are there people who really want to succeed but can't? what's with them? how do you take a person like that and make them a winner Mr. smart afro man?

[Donsknotts]

that was such a white-businessman analogy, top spin forehand? lol

[francblack]

this makes be want to pin him down and shave his head

[shengs71]

@IamThe3rdRevelation: Please cut yourself some slack. There are some people who think everything must be scientifically proven to make sense, to an extent they think science creates reality. Everything that cannot be calibrated and measured scientifically does not exist to them - often these people have no clue what science is and the term 'unscientific' is a buzzword they use to deny anything their tiny calibrated brains cannot fathom.

[SalsburySteakable]

Shit this makes me want to play tennis