https://padlet.com/msumner4/lnjb0zp600yi Jot down any comments or questions you have about Outliers here. en-us 2018-08-09 23:55:57 UTC 2024-12-08 20:20:42 UTC hello@padlet.com msumner4 https://padlet.com/msumner4/lnjb0zp600yi/wish/272562909 2018-08-10 00:03:56 UTC https://padlet.com/msumner4/lnjb0zp600yi/wish/272562909 msumner4 https://padlet.com/msumner4/lnjb0zp600yi/wish/272562972 Scored 100 on SAT test and slept through some of it...]]> 2018-08-10 00:04:50 UTC https://padlet.com/msumner4/lnjb0zp600yi/wish/272562972 msumner4 https://padlet.com/msumner4/lnjb0zp600yi/wish/272563032 2018-08-10 00:05:56 UTC https://padlet.com/msumner4/lnjb0zp600yi/wish/272563032 https://padlet.com/msumner4/lnjb0zp600yi/wish/274173950 2018-08-20 22:20:37 UTC https://padlet.com/msumner4/lnjb0zp600yi/wish/274173950 https://padlet.com/msumner4/lnjb0zp600yi/wish/274759162 This was a book that made me think of success with a totally different than what is traditionally put in the media(books/movies). It was well-versed and has quite a lot of truth in it.]]> 2018-08-23 02:56:06 UTC https://padlet.com/msumner4/lnjb0zp600yi/wish/274759162 https://padlet.com/msumner4/lnjb0zp600yi/wish/275244988 I think this book was very different than most books about success. It focused more on how people got ahead and what different connections they had, if any.  He has a different view point on how people became successful. They were not just handed the success, they had to work for it. Even though some were given better opportunities, they took them and ran with them. Which put them ahead of others. Gladwell doesn't see the outliers as people who were given everything. I enjoyed this book because it was very truthful and encouraging. e]]> 2018-08-24 19:01:29 UTC https://padlet.com/msumner4/lnjb0zp600yi/wish/275244988 jwill386 https://padlet.com/msumner4/lnjb0zp600yi/wish/275282897

"Achievement is talent plus preparation." (p.38)

"...general intelligence and practical intelligence are 'orthogonal': the presence of one doesn't imply the presence of the other." (p.101)

"...no one not rock stars, not professional athletes, not software billionaires, and not even geniuses, ever make it alone." (p.115)

]]> 2018-08-24 23:25:57 UTC https://padlet.com/msumner4/lnjb0zp600yi/wish/275282897 https://padlet.com/msumner4/lnjb0zp600yi/wish/275297246 I found this book to be very interesting. I have taken it to work to share with some of my coworkers the ideas and studies that were presented in this book. It has been a while since I have read anything that captured my attention as much as this book did.]]> 2018-08-25 03:49:09 UTC https://padlet.com/msumner4/lnjb0zp600yi/wish/275297246 https://padlet.com/msumner4/lnjb0zp600yi/wish/275400977 What is interesting is the statistics of when you were born and a person's culture. Its a factor that shows favor to some being more successful in areas over others. While this is not a key source of success it is a factor that helps. The other half to the story of a persons success is the 10,000 rule. We must not only look to the outside forces and circumstances that produce success but also look within ourselves and take responsibility to make the most of what we have]]> 2018-08-26 22:25:23 UTC https://padlet.com/msumner4/lnjb0zp600yi/wish/275400977 https://padlet.com/msumner4/lnjb0zp600yi/wish/275580588 I personally find Malcolm Gladwell's take on the topic of success to be quite unique and interesting. I think the way he thinks about success somehow depicts that he also considers himself an Outlier. I am not that fond of reading books but I have to say that this was worth the time and effort.]]> 2018-08-27 15:46:02 UTC https://padlet.com/msumner4/lnjb0zp600yi/wish/275580588 https://padlet.com/msumner4/lnjb0zp600yi/wish/275679025 I enjoyed being able to see a different perspective about outliers. I liked that there were many examples and that everything seemed to be very well researched. ]]> 2018-08-27 19:51:03 UTC https://padlet.com/msumner4/lnjb0zp600yi/wish/275679025 https://padlet.com/msumner4/lnjb0zp600yi/wish/276069729 It was very interesting to see someone actually put a trend I had subconsciously noted, in that while the individual can do great things and their actions can result in them being these grand successes, a lot of what can influence that results from their upbringing and the situation. It shows how things have to take place at the right place and time for outliers to appear.]]> 2018-08-28 23:27:28 UTC https://padlet.com/msumner4/lnjb0zp600yi/wish/276069729