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| OT: Outliers; by Malcolm Gladwell | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Monday May 25 2009, 12:20 PM (222 Views) | |
| ptori | Monday May 25 2009, 12:20 PM Post #1 |
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The Happy Luddite
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Outliers I'm not one to hop on the best-seller bandwagon but this was worth it. The first part focused more on exceptional individuals and the factors contributing to their success. I liked the second part of the book better that focused on more group/cultural examinations of success. I really liked the acknowledgment that "success" really is a product of not only hard work but privilege, opportunity, luck and several other factors that have nothing to do with entitlement. I didn't always agree with the author's assumptions and I thought some of it was pretty common sense. I don't think I would have read it if I had known beforehand that the author is a writer for the New Yorker (which I hate). At times, I think the author's privilege was showing but overall it was a pretty engaging read. |
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| Medea | Sunday May 31 2009, 06:20 AM Post #2 |
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I haven't read Outliers (I think I may be the last person on the planet who hasn't), but I want to know... why do you hate New Yorker? |
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| ptori | Sunday May 31 2009, 10:02 AM Post #3 |
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The Happy Luddite
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Hahaha, you're not the last person. No one I know has read it or even heard of it. I think the New Yorker is elitist in a way I can't abide, both intellectually and in a "too cool for school" kind of way. I have the same problem a lot with the NY Times. They're both excellent publications just not ones I want to read. |
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