An upbringing in which an individual is subject to concerted cultivation results in greater practical intelligence, and this can make a world of difference in an individual's success.Ĭhapter 5: In the right demographic landscape, cultural origins can gradually set up opportunities across generations. Practical Intelligence, "knowing what to say to whom, knowing when to say it, and knowing how to say it for maximum effect," is learned knowledge. There are diminishing returns after a certain threshold, at which point other things like creativity or subversiveness matter much more.Ĭhapter 4: Nobody makes it alone. Many success stories are the result of being born at the right time and place and also putting in 10,000 hours of practice.Ĭhapter 3: Having a high IQ is not correlated with success. Part I: "Success arises out of the steady accumulation of advantages: when and where you are born, what your parents did for a living, and what the circumstances of your upbringing were all make a significant difference in how well you do in the world."Ĭhapter 1: When you were born affects your opportunities for success.Ĭhapter 2: It takes 10,000 hours of practice to achieve mastery of a skill, no exceptions. Introduction: Outliers are not really outliers at all if you look at the right metrics. He can be prone to cognitive biases in his books. If you have the time, I highly recommend reading how Gladwell reaches all these conclusions, especially since they rely heavily on statistical studies. Below are my key takeaways from each chapter of Malcolm Gladwell's book, Outliers.
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