Nonfiction Excerpts (Outliers) by Marci Matlock https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r Made with an aura of mystery en-us 2020-03-19 15:58:38 UTC 2020-05-23 01:05:22 UTC hello@padlet.com Not much https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/466907578 2020-03-19 19:36:02 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/466907578 That you can make success out of nothing https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/466908669 2020-03-19 19:37:00 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/466908669 That you can't make success out of nothing https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/466908731 2020-03-19 19:37:04 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/466908731 https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/468274831 Anyone can be successful]]> 2020-03-20 17:50:41 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/468274831 https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/468277314 How the author brings a lot of examples in that small section]]> 2020-03-20 17:52:14 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/468277314 https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/468473099 The author assumed I knew who Robert Winthrop is ]]> 2020-03-20 20:38:59 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/468473099 https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/468474704 I was surprised and never realized that the story line is the same in the autobiographies]]> 2020-03-20 20:40:50 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/468474704 i found surprising how our personalities do really affect our success https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/468551781 2020-03-20 22:25:08 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/468551781 the author assumed we would know about some of his examples, like knowing who jeb bush was https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/468553090 2020-03-20 22:27:22 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/468553090 You don't have to be born rich to be successful. -JP https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/468615498 2020-03-21 00:45:51 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/468615498 Assumming we knew the people that were listed as examples, such as Robert Winthrop. -JP https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/468615688 2020-03-21 00:46:24 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/468615688 That the author said "people don't rise from nothing." -JP https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/468616431 2020-03-21 00:48:28 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/468616431 What surprised me was when the author said that every successful person has someone that was there to support them. https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/468674234 2020-03-21 04:18:02 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/468674234 The author thought that we knew that every successful person starts off small and fights for their success. https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/468675822 2020-03-21 04:25:50 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/468675822 The examples confirmed that usually successful people work hard, and fight their way for success. https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/468676312 2020-03-21 04:28:20 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/468676312 it suprised me on how those who are sucessful are able to sieze their opportunities and strive despite their situation https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/471676570 2020-03-23 20:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/471676570 that nobody can do it all by themselves or withoutsupport from others https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/471678257 2020-03-23 20:29:28 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/471678257 that people that are sucessful https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/471680137 2020-03-23 20:30:38 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/471680137 I thought the author was going to write an uplifting novel of how these people became successful thus leading us to feel better about ourselves like the autobiographies but instead he will speak of the advantages the had and how it is impossible to make something from nothing. https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/473030381 2020-03-24 15:56:03 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/473030381 That we want to know how these people became successful to compare them to our own lives. (most people will do this) https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/473040593 2020-03-24 16:00:37 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/473040593 that people always have an advantage over someone else https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/473044037 2020-03-24 16:02:12 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/473044037 That the author is quick to deny that anyone can make it from nothing to the top. https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/482599993 2020-03-30 16:10:17 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/482599993 The author assumed we had already known the stories of success he had mentioned. https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/482602789 Alina K. ]]> 2020-03-30 16:11:19 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/482602789 That people often use other people to get where they want to be. https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/482604833 2020-03-30 16:12:03 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/482604833 -BL https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/495076699 IQ is not really important after awhile. That's why I've never taken an IQ test despite being able.]]> 2020-04-06 15:24:06 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/495076699 Hello? matlockma https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/501149537 Anyone here? Just checking on you. ]]> 2020-04-09 19:06:01 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/501149537 I think this book is addressed towards all of us who know that there are basic things such as hard work that can make you successful. The author is trying to get us away from this mind set and informing us that there is more and there is something that we are missing https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/501548813 Alina K. ]]> 2020-04-10 05:24:36 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/501548813 What surprised me was when the author asked that why are we always looking at the successful people and how we assume that things such as life style are what makes people successful. https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/501552761 Alina K.   ]]> 2020-04-10 05:34:34 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/501552761 The author confirmed that the reason behind peoples success is almost always the same. https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/501553656 2020-04-10 05:36:43 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/501553656 I think this has really caused me to think deeper about this whole idea of success and this specific mindset everyone has about it. https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/501553941 Alina K. ]]> 2020-04-10 05:37:35 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/501553941 People can be both rich and successful. https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/527020808 2020-04-23 22:20:25 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/527020808 I think this book is addressed towards people who hard work makes you successful, not money. sanna_sayani315 https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/527023710 2020-04-23 22:23:04 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/527023710 you dont have to be important to be successful https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/533742573 2020-04-27 14:54:55 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/533742573 how much someone I know can relate https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/533780205 2020-04-27 15:05:40 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/533780205 Success can be granted to anyone who works hard enough - J.H https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/542832288 2020-04-30 18:52:35 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/542832288 It takes a village to raise a king -J.H https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/542835163 2020-04-30 18:53:55 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/542835163 I was intrigued by the idea that birth year, family culture back several generations and other seemly unimportant factors combined with dedicated practice can provide the foundation to make talented people great.-J.H https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/542839071 2020-04-30 18:55:46 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/542839071 Gladwell describes " Outliers" as people who fit under the " normal" criteria to become successful for example Bill Gates... Therefore it invites "normal" readers with " Normal" lives to come get a sense on how success is gained for the " average " person - J.H https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/542845029 2020-04-30 18:58:45 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/542845029 2 joshua_lecomte123 https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/543296730 that you can be successful if you work hard enough]]> 2020-05-01 00:50:24 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/543296730 2 joshua_lecomte123 https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/543298162 you dont have to be rich or famous to feel/be successful. success is a mental feeling when one feels as if they have accomplished something.]]> 2020-05-01 00:52:02 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/543298162 2 joshua_lecomte123 https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/543299620 i was surprised that he denied the comment that people can go from nothing to the top ]]> 2020-05-01 00:53:41 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/543299620 2 joshua_lecomte123 https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/543301510 this book helped me understand how success is depicted throughout different opinions, some people picture success as a big gain or leap as other picture success as just completing a small task or chore. ]]> 2020-05-01 00:55:56 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/543301510 this book has changed my viewpoint on how i though success was defined. briannacastro502 https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/544641606 2020-05-01 18:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/544641606 anyone can be successful if you put all your effort into what you want. briannacastro502 https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/544642921 2020-05-01 18:21:55 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/544642921 anyone could be successful briannacastro502 https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/544644174 2020-05-01 18:22:40 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/544644174 How we would only think success could only happen if you had the money & lifestyle, but it's not like that. briannacastro502 https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/544644598 2020-05-01 18:22:55 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/544644598 I was surprised at how much goes into success and becoming a successful person and how one's success can be more than just one thing. manalmalik036 https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/548058917 2020-05-04 03:40:08 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/548058917 I think Gladwell makes the assumption that almost all readers already knew opportunity and hard work are the core ideas in building success. manalmalik036 https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/548063310 2020-05-04 03:44:41 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/548063310 Success correlates more with hard work than intelligence and everyone has the potential to be successful if they are willing to work at it. manalmalik036 https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/548065720 2020-05-04 03:47:02 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/548065720 It's changed how I view success and what makes up being successful. Even though sometimes it may just be luck or circumstance, success is achieved in many other ways which includes practice and hard work. manalmalik036 https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/548070123 2020-05-04 03:51:21 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/548070123 -BL https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/552509195 Me]]> 2020-05-05 15:52:42 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/552509195 -BL https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/552518023 A first person point of view. i.e. How does, oh I don't know, Bill Gates feel about how people get successful.]]> 2020-05-05 15:55:32 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/552518023 This book has shown me that no one can truly say that they are self made, and that everything in life can posotivly or negativly impact someones chances of success. carlosrojo462 https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/553204251 2020-05-05 20:30:36 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/553204251 What surprised me the most was how he took a different approach to starting a discussion. sumera_mohamed964 https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/565588675 2020-05-11 17:35:56 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/565588675 What and how our thought process works on how we interpret the road to success. sumera_mohamed964 https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/565593592 2020-05-11 17:37:45 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/565593592 That in order to be successful, you have to put in the work. Not everything is gonna be handed to you on a silver platter. sumera_mohamed964 https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/565597461 2020-05-11 17:39:12 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/565597461 In "Outliers", Gladwell describes these people as "Men and women who do out of the ordinary." This sparks curiosity to the readers on basic questions like how these people got success and fame, what they did, etc. sumera_mohamed964 https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/565601131 2020-05-11 17:40:32 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/565601131 I think Gladwell intended this book to be for everyone, as it helps with understanding the fundamentals of success. sumera_mohamed964 https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/565619348 2020-05-11 17:46:50 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/565619348 It's definitely changed my views on how people interpret success, and how much of a wide range success is. Success comes in many different forms and everyone just needs to go at their own pace to get to that point. sumera_mohamed964 https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/565624985 2020-05-11 17:48:51 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/565624985 I did sumera_mohamed964 https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/565639337 2020-05-11 17:53:59 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/565639337 Nicholas Pesqueda https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/571026524 I was surprised by the some of the stories like the Termits and Chris Langen who seemed like they had the right advanteges but never succeded because they weren´t the right ones(IQ).]]> 2020-05-13 19:21:36 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/571026524 Nicholas Pesqueda https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/571032728 The author already knew our ideas of success; how a person rises to the top based on their whit and work.]]> 2020-05-13 19:24:27 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/571032728 Nicholas Pesqueda https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/571036093 Success is based on opportunity]]> 2020-05-13 19:25:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/571036093 Nicholas Pesqueda https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/571038247 It signifies the unusual and uncommon which always interests people.]]> 2020-05-13 19:26:58 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/571038247 Nicholas Pesquedaa https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/571042344 I actually really liked it, I thought it was very interesting.]]> 2020-05-13 19:28:59 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/571042344 Nicholas Pesqueda https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/571045810 It´s addressed towards all of us,trying to change how we think about success]]> 2020-05-13 19:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/571045810 https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/573484947 surprised by how it kind of connected to my thinking and what I am curious about.]]> 2020-05-14 18:36:16 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/573484947 https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/573489874 he already knew that some people are thinking of ways to be successful in life.]]> 2020-05-14 18:38:17 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/573489874 https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/573534248 that your mindset determines a lot.]]> 2020-05-14 18:58:22 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/573534248 https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/573537643 its about people that are not like the rest and they end up successful.]]> 2020-05-14 18:59:52 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/573537643 https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/573539323 how the actual person of success feels and thinks about all of this.]]> 2020-05-14 19:00:40 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/573539323 emma robinson https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/573568015 addressed to everyone whos mind is open to his ideas.]]> 2020-05-14 19:14:16 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/573568015 emma robinson https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/573569943 it has changed my viewpoint on success and how it differs from person to person.]]> 2020-05-14 19:15:09 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/573569943 emma robinson https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/573571844 i did because i am personally interested in success. ]]> 2020-05-14 19:16:05 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/573571844 samantha_garcia528 https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/589912474 People don´t rise from nothing]]> 2020-05-23 01:05:22 UTC https://padlet.com/matlockma/6r38lmh0rh9r/wish/589912474