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Malcolm Gladwell, Meet This Genius Called The Indian Parent

1 points by npguy 14y ago

rikacomet 14y ago
hmm, I would have loved to hear, more proof of the naming pattern, but from what I read, it refers that naming your child with A, gives them a significant advantage, well that might be true uptil a point, for ex: my own name starts with A,so for 12 years of school, I was the Roll no1, It did had its own advantage, in the form that I used to sit in the front, thus being more attentive out of the fear of getting caught by the teacher, and was exposed to more of their attention. But as I said, that advantage stays uptil a point, it doesn't mean that those who were named by any other letter, were not able to be successful in life, as its not just the name, but also, genes, emotional structure,influences, exposure, self discovery, etc. One fat guy racing another slim guy to the burger joint, might be at disadvantage by more than few grams, but that doesn't mean he can't find a shortcut, or what if the burger joint is too far away, and the slim guy loses out on stamina :)
- npguy 14y ago
  True. Some of these variables do not matter in the long run. But it gives some short-term positives, that might get amplified. Life has big amplification effects - http://statspotting.com/2012/12/life-has-huge-amplification-effects/ http://statspotting.com/2012/12/life-has-huge-amplification-...
  - rikacomet 14y ago
    but it is also true, that whoever has lots of such visible advantages, becomes the favorite, and this energy/advantage is counter balanced by one big point, which is that people prefer to have a soft side/support for the underdog. So it might give you advantage, in certain way, but then again, people aren't gonna just start naming their kids with A only :D The guy B in your sited article above, have a way to turn around, what if while Candidate A was getting accostomed to the job at XYZ company, during that time, he founded his own company, and even if in one year it is still in natal stage, it would count in many cases as a better experience. Since He took the challenge head on. Its as simple as they say: Success comes to people who find ways, and Failure to those who find excuses.

1 points by npguy 14y ago

hmm, I would have loved to hear, more proof of the naming pattern, but from what I read, it refers that naming your child with A, gives them a significant advantage, well that might be true uptil a point, for ex: my own name starts with A,so for 12 years of school, I was the Roll no1, It did had its own advantage, in the form that I used to sit in the front, thus being more attentive out of the fear of getting caught by the teacher, and was exposed to more of their attention. But as I said, that advantage stays uptil a point, it doesn't mean that those who were named by any other letter, were not able to be successful in life, as its not just the name, but also, genes, emotional structure,influences, exposure, self discovery, etc. One fat guy racing another slim guy to the burger joint, might be at disadvantage by more than few grams, but that doesn't mean he can't find a shortcut, or what if the burger joint is too far away, and the slim guy loses out on stamina :)

npguy 14y ago
True. Some of these variables do not matter in the long run. But it gives some short-term positives, that might get amplified. Life has big amplification effects - http://statspotting.com/2012/12/life-has-huge-amplification-effects/ http://statspotting.com/2012/12/life-has-huge-amplification-...
- rikacomet 14y ago
  but it is also true, that whoever has lots of such visible advantages, becomes the favorite, and this energy/advantage is counter balanced by one big point, which is that people prefer to have a soft side/support for the underdog. So it might give you advantage, in certain way, but then again, people aren't gonna just start naming their kids with A only :D The guy B in your sited article above, have a way to turn around, what if while Candidate A was getting accostomed to the job at XYZ company, during that time, he founded his own company, and even if in one year it is still in natal stage, it would count in many cases as a better experience. Since He took the challenge head on. Its as simple as they say: Success comes to people who find ways, and Failure to those who find excuses.