Outliers: The Story of Success

Who is Bill Joy and why is he significant?

March 24, 2018

In a book published by Little, Brown & Company ten years ago, Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell has this to say about Bill Joy: “After graduating from Berkeley [with a PhD degree in computer programming], Joy cofounded the…

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Who is Chris Langan and why is he significant?

March 18, 2018

In a book published published by Little, Brown & Company ten years ago, Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell has this to say about Chris Langan: “Over the past decade [i.e. 1998-2008], Chris Langan has achieved a strange kind…

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Tina Rozenberg on “Malcolm Gladwell: Guru of the Underdogs”

September 24, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article by Tina Rozenberg for The Atlantic in which she suggests that Malcolm Gladwell‘s latest gospel of success further romanticizes the Davids of the world and underrates the Goliaths. To read the complete article,…

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Malcolm Gladwell on “Most Likely to Succeed”

May 28, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Malcolm Gladwell for The New Yorker (December 15, 2008). Although written years ago, it still has some bite. To read the complete article and check out other Gladwell resources, please…

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The Little Book of Talent: A book review by Bob Morris

August 29, 2012

The Little Book of Talent: 52 Tips for Improving Your Skills Daniel Coyle Bantam Books/A Random House imprint (2012) Lessons learned from “hotbeds” of creativity about how best to develop talents to their full potential For more than 20 years,…

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