“What do we tell our children? Haste makes waste. Look before you leap. Stop and think. Don't judge a book by its cover. We believe that we are always better off gathering as much information as possible and spending as much time as possible in deliberation.” ThinkingBelieveLooksChildrenBookInformationJudgingWasteOur ChildrenSpendingLeapGatheringBetter OffHasteDeliberationJudging A Book By Its CoverHaste Makes Waste Author:Malcolm Gladwell
“Look at the world around you. It may seem like an immovable, implacable place. It is not. With the slightest push - in just the right place - it can be tipped.” WorldLooksMaySeemsClimate ChangeRight PlaceTippingTipping Point Author:Malcolm Gladwell
“It changes how people read you if you believe in God. It gives insight into your motivation, how you look at problems and how you deal with people.” PeopleIfsGivingBelieveLooksProblemMotivationDealsInsightBelieve In GodIf You Believe Author:Malcolm Gladwell
“The 10,000-hours rule says that if you look at any kind of cognitively complex field, from playing chess to being a neurosurgeon, we see this incredibly consistent pattern that you cannot be good at that unless you practice for 10,000 hours, which is roughly ten years, if you think about four hours a day.” IfsThinkingYearsLooksKindHoursPracticeFourFieldsTenComplexesPatternsBe GoodChessConsistentPlaying ChessNeurosurgeons Author:Malcolm Gladwell
“Choking is about thinking too much. Panic is about thinking too little. Choking is about loss of instinct. Panic is reversion to instinct. They may look the same, but they are worlds apart.” ThinkingWorldLooksMayLittlesLossToo MuchInstinctPanicChokeThinking Too MuchWorlds Apart Author:Malcolm Gladwell
“..... it would be interesting to find out what goes on in that moment when someone looks at you and draws all sorts of conclusions.” LooksMomentsWould BeSuccessInterestingGoes OnDrawsConclusionThat Moment Author:Malcolm Gladwell
“The lesson here is very simple. But it is striking how often it is overlooked. We are so caught in the myths of the best and the brightest and the self-made that we think outliers spring naturally from the earth. We look at the young Bill Gates and marvel that our world allowed that thirteen-year-old to become a fabulously successful entrepreneur. But that's the wrong lesson. Our world only allowed one thirteen-year-old unlimited access to a time sharing terminal in 1968. If a million teenagers had been given the same opportunity, how many more Microsofts would we have today?” IfsThinkingWorldYearsLooksMadeSelfTodayEarthSuccessYoungOpportunityGivenSimpleMillionsSuccessfulLessonsSpringBillsEntrepreneurCaughtMythAccessTeenagerGatesOur WorldUnlimitedMicrosoftThirteenOverlookedSelf MadeSuccessful EntrepreneursTerminalOutliersThirteen Year Olds Author:Malcolm Gladwell
“We need to look at the subtle, the hidden, and the unspoken.” NeedsLooksSubtleUnspoken Author:Malcolm Gladwell
“Achievement is talent plus preparation. The problem with this view is that the closer psychologists look at the careers of the gifted, the smaller the role innate talent seems to play and the bigger the role preparation seems to play.” LooksPlayProblemSeemsViewsCareersRolesTalentAchievementBiggerPreparationPlusGiftedInnatePsychologistOutliersInnate Talents Book:Outliers: The Story of Success Source: Outliers: The Story of Success
“our unconscious reactions come out of a locked room, and we can't look inside that room. but with experience we become expert at using our behavior and our training to interpret - and decode - what lies behind our snap judgment and first impressions.” FirstsLooksLyingRoomsBehindsBehaviorJudgmentTrainingReactionsImpressionExpertsUnconsciousLockedSnapsFirst ImpressionSnap Judgment Author:Malcolm Gladwell
“The people who stand before kings may look like they did it all by themselves. But in fact they are invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannot. It makes a difference where and when we grew up.” PeopleWorldWayLooksMayHardFactsOpportunityDifferencesHard WorkGrewKingsGrew UpAdvantageExtraordinaryLegacyMake SenseMaking A DifferenceBeneficiaries Author:Malcolm Gladwell
“You don't want to be first, right? You want to be second or third. You don't want to be - Facebook is not the first in social media. They're the third, right? Similarly, you know, if you look at Steve Jobs' history, he's never been first.” IfsKnowsWantFirstsLooksJobsSocialMediaThirdsSocial Media Author:Malcolm Gladwell
“If you look at the careers of great entrepreneurs and you look at the moment they took their plunge, the plunge is rarely a great financial or material risk, it’s a social risk. At the moment they started their new businesses, everyone around them said ‘you’re an idiot’.” IfsLooksSaidMomentsSocialCareersRiskMaterialsEntrepreneurFinancialIdiotPlungeRisk ItNew BusinessGreat Financial Author:Malcolm Gladwell
