Why do some people become successful and others don’t? In Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell believes that successful people don’t succeed randomly, but that, success “arises out of a predictable and powerful set of circumstances and opportunities” (155). According to Gladwell, being successful happens to people who had special opportunities and unique circumstances that pushes them into their success(155). One of his theories about success, is the belief that practicing for 10,000 hours with allow you to become better in your talent, which will propel you into your success. Another theory that Gladwell looks is a middle -class parenting style called concerted cultivation. Concerted cultivation is when a parent “foster and assess a child’s talents, …show more content…
Gladwell believes the people on the top of their field, the most successful of all, are people who put in the time to practice. By practicing for 10,000 hours, Gladwell believes it’s ample time for people to learn their trade and to master it. Using evidences for his book, Gladwell believes that successful software tycoon, Bill Joy’s success is an example of the 10,000 hours rule. In the early 1970’s, Bill Joy had fallen in love with the computer terminals at his university and ended up spending more time practicing coding on the computers than in his classes. According to Joy, he believes that by the time he was in his first year of graduate school at UC Berkeley, he was spending around 10,000 hours working and practicing coding on the computers. While I think that practicing helped Joy became successful in computer coding, I think that his love for computer coding is why he is successful. Without his passion and love for his talent, I believe he never would have bothered to spend such a vast amount of time working in the computer …show more content…
Concerted cultivation is a middle class parenting style that teaches the child that “he has the right to speak up” (106) and learn how to “customize” their environment to get their way”(105). While being is an environment that teaches concerted cultivation doesn’t seem like it would be a big advantage, but Gladwell thinks it’s very crucial for reaching success. A prime example of concerted cultivation comes from looking at the life of a brilliant man named Robert Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer came from a wealthy family that used the concerted cultivation teaching style, which helped him to foster his growth and taught him how to get “the rest of the world to see things his way”(99). The skills that Oppenheimer had learned from the converted cultivation allowed him to talk his way into a position at the Manhattan Project, despite being grossly unqualified, and had previously attempted to poison his chemistry tutor. Gladwell concludes that the cause of Oppenheimer success was not from his brillants, but because of the parenting style his parent’s used. But was Robert Oppenheimer successful because of how he was raised or because he passion that drove him to get his
Malcom Gladwell, the author of The Outliers, analyzes the factors to success based on real-life example. Through statistical facts and logical reasoning, he attempts to prove how success is more than just hard work and being intelligent. He supports his arguments with accurately calculated statistical facts to gain the trust of his audience and to work towards 2proving his points. Gladwell determines the reasons of success by comparing well-known successful people and finding commonalities between those people. Gladwell does not believe anyone can be a self-made man.
Natural growth is a parenting style where the child is left to carve their own path in a sense, but is left with a more reserved attitude. Some examples of this might be that they are taught to trust authority and not question it or they are more likely to make their own fun like play with the kids around the neighborhood rather than be in organized activities set up by their parents. What Lareau found through her study is that those families who were in the middle class displayed a concerted cultivation parenting style while those in the working class displayed a natural growth parenting style. While reading Unequal Childhoods I kept finding
Many people believe that fate is determined by natural ability, while others believe that one's destiny is determined by themselves. So, innate talent or preparation? Authors David Epstein and Malcolm Gladwell have opposing views on this topic. David Epstein, the author of The Sports Gene, says that natural ability is linked to success, rather than preparation and training. However, Malcolm Gladwell, author of Outliers: The Story of Success, concludes that achievement is the result of preparation and not just innate talent.
In "Outliers: The story of success", Malcom Gladwell explained and gave examples of ways to be successful. There are many ways that Gladwell mentioned, such as luck, practice, background, family, and culture. There are many more of course, but I will save time. There are three of which I think are the most important, these being Intelligence, Social Skills, and Location; and these are explanations as to why I think these are the most important.
What is education and how does that education lead to success? Many authors and historic figures have reached education through many different paths. According to them, being educated does not mean a diploma judges your level of intelligence. Although, it is argued that to be successful one must an educated person. I believe that to be educated, one must not give up in the learning process no matter the difficulty of it because education is involved in one’s success paths, but the way education is learned does not define the destined path to success.
Pod Cast Malcom Gladwell is author of Outliers The story of success. Gladwell speaks on success how circumstances may out come your success but that may not be that case. Tony Robbins a motivational speaker, author, and philanthropist. Robbins doesn’t see circumstances as a determined factor.
Gladwell 's main argument is that although hard work and talent are essential for success, one’s given opportunities and cultural legacy are what really drive them to the pinnacle of success. The first aspect that Gladwell introduces to support his argument is the importance of opportunity. One example that he talks about is “The Matthew Effect”. “The Matthew Effect” is shown through the Medicine Hat Tigers elite hockey team of Canada; if one was to look at the roster, which includes their birth dates, they would find something quite peculiar.
The Wes Moore’s Success Can a person's successfulness really depend on on the way they were raised and environment they live in? Many argue that a person’s nature, other wise known as their physical surroundings, could affect how successful someone could become in their future. Others argue that it is a person's nurture that determine their successfulness. In “The Other Wes Moore,” Wes Moore, the author, and the other Wes Moore share the same name and similar lives, but only one manifested himself into a successful life. How did only one Wes Moore manage to make his life successful?
First of all, the opportunity of relative age that gives maturity from early birth date and extends the small advantage from maturity by giving them more experience refutes his assertion that success can be attained with only hard working. Secondly, the opportunity of having practical intelligence that enables people to change the situation in a good way refutes his assertion that success can be achieved by only self- assertiveness. Lastly, the opportunity of fulfilling 10,000 hours practice that gives a chance to achieve basic requirements to become an outlier refutes his assertion that success can be achieved when people imagined the world on their own using mind and imagination. Finally, to shape the world that people desire, people are required more opportunities than factors that Gladwell
We hear success stories everyday on the news and on television yet, there is no one who explains how these individuals became prosperous. In Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell creates a blueprint for success through a series of short stories. Gladwell dissects the stories and looks at the individual’s background to connect every story with his theories as well as using statistics and facts to show credibility and logic. This method allows the readers to better comprehend his
One of the few negatives about book Outliers is that the author provides many arguments that an individual's success is influenced on situations in their lives that are inherited. For example one of the first examples Malcolm gladwell provides in the book is with hockey players. Gladwell explained that kids born in February have a better chance at playing professionally. This gave the impression that success is based more off of inheritance or ecology instead of individual merit and hard work.
behavior, learning and memory of an individual ( 1). While Dr. Noble noted the more affluent children possessed larger hippocampuses than their disadvantaged counterparts (Brain Trust 47), Hanson notes that the lifestyle of less affluent families affect the hippocampus negatively. For instance, maternal separation can negatively impact the hippocampus, I.e. working mother's. The lower the income a household has, the more stress it faces. Outstanding stress can have long-lasting negative effects on the hippocampus (1.).
Outliers, written by Malcolm Gladwell, is an informational book regarding the intricacies of success and how it comes to fruition in individuals. Outliers has served to teach students the means of being successful and the importance of seizing opportunities as they come. Personally, Outliers has changed my views of success in numerous ways. Before reading said book, I had always assumed people who were naturally talented or had specific privileges were the only ones who could get far. However, Gladwell’s writing has informed me that anyone, if they are prepared to work hard, can reach their goals.
According to his theory, individuals are born without built-in knowledge. Everybody learns through experience, perception and parental guidance. One answer to providing more effective circumstances to children could be a much more self-critical, reflective and differentiated strategies of instruction developed through meaningful observations, noticing and recognizing what is important, influencing and significant to the child and about the child, and reacting in a supportive way. This kind of healthy interaction between individual child’s genes and the environmental context in which they develop would mean a good initial start. Moreover, chances of positive pathways in life seem to be enhanced by heredity vulnerabilities and complex behaviors.
Some people may believe that we have the ability to create our own successful destiny through hard work and practice, while others may believe that our genetic abilities predetermine our road to success. Two authors, David Epstein and Malcolm Gladwell discuss whether a person's destiny can be determined by their decisions through hard work or innate talent. "The Sports Gene" written by, David Epstein tells the reader that we can control our destiny through innate talent, or talent without experience or practice. On the other hand, Malcolm Gladwell makes a compelling argument for the idea that our destiny revolves around the choices we make through hard work and dedication to achieving our goals, rather than our genes determining the success