Having heard such positive comments about Outliers, I figured I should get a copy.
I initially heard about it here and here. A month later (last December to be exact), while hanging out at Mangjose's front lawn sipping vodka with two other friends, the said book became a basis for most of the topics during that night's "drinking session" (Not surprisingly, the drinking session ended early in the morning).
So, I got a copy early this year and having read it once, my immediate impression is:
The book, in general, opens up a deterministic perspective of an individual's success or would-be success. It backs up this claim by using significant statistical facts of all sorts, pointing out the subtle conditions that allowed seemingly ordinary people become successful.
However, I'm planing to read it again because I feel that some of the claims are somewhat flawed - no such thing as perfect. But that remains to be seen.
I don't want to go over the gory details because that is what the book is for. I do recommend the book. It's very interesting (I recall a couple of instances where I ended up pausing for about five minutes staring at the ceiling... fortunately my saliva didn't start dripping down on the side of my mouth) and you don't have to read it in one sitting.
That's it for now... I have to go. *beer bottle caps don't just pop open on their own*
I initially heard about it here and here. A month later (last December to be exact), while hanging out at Mangjose's front lawn sipping vodka with two other friends, the said book became a basis for most of the topics during that night's "drinking session" (Not surprisingly, the drinking session ended early in the morning).
So, I got a copy early this year and having read it once, my immediate impression is:
The book, in general, opens up a deterministic perspective of an individual's success or would-be success. It backs up this claim by using significant statistical facts of all sorts, pointing out the subtle conditions that allowed seemingly ordinary people become successful.
However, I'm planing to read it again because I feel that some of the claims are somewhat flawed - no such thing as perfect. But that remains to be seen.
I don't want to go over the gory details because that is what the book is for. I do recommend the book. It's very interesting (I recall a couple of instances where I ended up pausing for about five minutes staring at the ceiling... fortunately my saliva didn't start dripping down on the side of my mouth) and you don't have to read it in one sitting.
That's it for now... I have to go. *beer bottle caps don't just pop open on their own*
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I've read his earlier book, "Blink", subtitled "The Power of Thinking Without Thinking" or something to that effect (I'm no longer sure). I found "Blink" a fascinating read just like the "Popular Psychology" magazines I used to read in high school in the library during recess.
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