Outliers

Outlier

Malcolm Gladwell tells a story of success that delves deeper than the typical success, leadership, etc. self-help book. He cleverly paints his argument through stories and logic and I really liked the way he presented it. My mathematical upbringing always taught me to disregard outliers because they did not fit a pattern, but the author cleverly gives outliers their own pattern. So cleverly in fact that he convinced me to purchase his other books.

Things I learned

• Success is a combination of hard work, talent, opportunity, taking advantage of that opportunity, and luck. (By luck I mean the hand of God)
• 10,000 hours of practice is required if I ever want to be a master of anything. 
• Matthew 25:29 is true. And more clear to me now than it has ever been. 
• Opportunity and legacy are interconnected. 
• IQ a measure of potential, not the measure of potential. 
• It is much easier to get your point across through stories than inspirational jargon. 
• Reading books is the best way to increase knowledge.