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People like him, are made by many, many random acts, and of course dedication, around 10.000 hours is need it for be an expert in any field, any. What if "grand
by lelima 8y ago
People like him, are made by many, many random acts, and of course dedication, around 10.000 hours is need it for be an expert in any field, any. What if "grandfather who was a grocer" was a plumber instead?
I Strongly recommend this book: Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell.
He studies outliers, their family, culture, timing. One of many fun facts is that almost every pro-hockey player in Canada is born in the early's month jan, feb, mar.
Why? they compete versus small children when their are kids, and those months of strength give them advantage, which sent them into better teams, with better coaches and so on..
- kiba 8y agoI wouldn't recommend any books by Malcolm Gladwell. He oversimplified things for the sake of telling stories. If you want to learn rigorously, better look toward academic sources.
- lelima 8y agoWhich academic sources would you recommend on this topic? I've checked the sources from that book and they seem legit, including papers and articles[1]. Besides, the reviews of that book are very positive [2]. [1]: http://guides.skylinecollege.edu/c.php?g=279172&p=1861295 http://guides.skylinecollege.edu/c.php?g=279172&p=1861295 [2]: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Outliers-Story-Success-Malcolm-Gladwell-ebook/dp/B002RI9PKO https://www.amazon.co.uk/Outliers-Story-Success-Malcolm-Glad...
- kiba 8y agoMy recommendation is to read the academic sources, not the guy who simplified materials to an extent that things are lost in the translation leading to misrepresentation and misunderstanding. Also, always read the negative reviews. Sometime, they are bunk, but they sometime can be very informative.
- donaldknuth123 8y agoMost of the negative comments are like yours, some version of: "This book is so simple anyone could have written it!" Hardly insightful.