The Matthew Effect: advantages tend to accumulate over time. Luck, birthdays, opportunity, upbringing, and many other factors all play oversized roles too. Individual effort does count for a lot of things but it is just one of the reasons for success. Gladwell argues that there is another side to the story. When stories of outliers are told, there is a tendency to emphasize individual effort. They are the top athletes, businessmen, billionaires, innovators, professionals, educators, scientists, and politicians. A bit repetitive so you can skim some parts but overall great lessons. Gladwell shows that as much as talent and hard work are responsible for many of the success stories that we see and hear, there is much more to success than meets the eye. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell is a book that explores the hidden forces behind successful people.
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