Transcript O u t l i e r s THE STORY OF SUCCESS

Outliers
THE STORY OF SUCCESS
MALCOLM GLADWELL
Book Summary by: Warren Barhorst
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out li er\-,lī(-ə)r\ noun
1. Something that is situated away from or
classed differently from a main or related
body
2. A statistical observation that is markedly
different in value from the others of the
sample
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“The Roseto Mystery”
 No suicide
 No alcoholism
 No addiction
 No welfare
 No crime
 No ulcers
 41% of calories from fat
 Big fat smokers
“These people were dying from old age, that’s it.”
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“The Roseto Mystery”
 Must have been genetics
 Must have been diet
 Must have been exercise
 Must have been the area the lived
 Must have been….
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“The Roseto Mystery”
What caused it?
 22 Civic organizations
 Three generations under one roof
 Friends talking on the street
 Transplanted the Paesani culture from Southern Italy
Insulated them from the pressures of the modern world
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“The Matthew Effect”
“For unto everyone that hath shall be given,
and he shall have abundance. But from him
that hath not shall be taken away even that
which he hath.”
- Matthew 25:29
Source: Outliers: The Story of Success by: Malcolm Gladwell
“The Matthew Effect”
• “People don’t rise from nothing.”
• “We do owe something to parentage and
patronage.”
• “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 advantage and
extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that
allow them to learn and work hard and make sense
of the world in ways others cannot.”
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“The Matthew Effect”
• What makes an “all-star” and “all-star”
• “coaches might as well have told everyone born
after midsummer that they should pack their bags
and go home.”
• They have to practice hard but they do have a
hidden opportunity over others.
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“The Matthew Effect”
What’s you hidden opportunity?
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“The 10,000 - Hour Rule”
“In Hamburg, we had to play for eight hours.”
- John Lennon
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“The 10,000 - Hour Rule”
• Not all hockey players born in January
become “all-stars”
• Do they have innate talent?
• “Achievement is talent plus preparation.”
• Preparation plays the biggest role
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“The 10,000 - Hour Rule”
• What makes a musician?
Practice
• Music Teachers
= 4,000 hours
• Good Musicians
= 8,000 hours
• Great Musicians
= 10,000 hours / 10 Years
There Are No Naturals and No Grinds!
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“The 10,000 - Hour Rule”
The Beatles
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Started in 1957
Hamburg
Performed 1200 times before burst of success
Landed in America 1964
Sgt Peppers 1967
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“The 10,000 - Hour Rule”
• “They work much, much harder.”
• In study after study and industry after industry
• The Magic Number is?
10,000 hours
• “It seems that is takes the brain this long to
assimilate all that is needs to know to achieve
true mastery.” -Daniel Levitin
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“The 10,000 - Hour Rule”
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Bill Gates 1955 / 1968 / Lakeside / U of W / C / TRW
Paul Allen 1953 / 1968 / Lakeside / U of W / C / TRW
Steve Jobs 1955 / 1969 / Silicon Valley / Hewlett Packard
Bill Joy 1954 / 1971/ U of M / Bug / Summer Job / Unix
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What’s your Hamburg?
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“The Troubles with Genius, Part 1”
“Knowledge of a boy’s IQ is of little help if you
are faced with a formful of clever boys.”
- Liam Hudson
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“The Troubles with Genius, Part 1”
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Average IQ = 100
Einstein IQ = 150
Henry Crowell IQ = 140
Chris Langan IQ = 195
“Termites” Genetic Studies of Genius by Lewis Terman
Nothing can hold folks this smart back, right?
It is more about opportunity than it is about talent!
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“The Troubles with Genius, Part 1”
“A basketball player only has to be tall enough”
“A mature scientist with an adult IQ of 130 is as likely to
win a Nobel Prize as one whose IQ is 180.”
- Liam Hudson
“The relationship between success and IQ works only up
to a point.”
You only have to be smart enough!
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“The Troubles with Genius, Part 1”
Extraordinary intelligence is of little use if we
want to understand a persons chance of being
successful in the world.
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“The Troubles with Genius, Part 2”
“After protracted negotiations, it was agreed that
Robert would be put on probation.”
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“The Troubles with Genius, Part 2”
• Chris Langan - Harvard backwards
• Robert Oppenheimer – Tried to kill his tutor.
Get the world to see things your way!
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“The Troubles with Genius, Part 2”
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Do you have Practical Intelligence?
Knowing what to say
Knowing whom to say it to
Knowing when to say it
Knowing how to say it
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“The Troubles with Genius, Part 2”
Where does Practical Intelligence come from?
• Born smart – IQ is innate
• Social savvy is learned knowledge
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“The Troubles with Genius, Part 2”
Two types of Parenting
• Heavily involved and scheduled
– Creates the right to pursue their individualism
• Not involved and unscheduled
– Creates a sense of distance
It is not genetic, its not racial, its cultural
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“The Three Lessons of Joe Flom”
“Mary Got a Quarter”
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“The Three Lessons of Joe Flom”
“Successful people don’t do it alone. Where they
come from matters. They’re products of
particular places and environments.”
Source: Outliers: The Story of Success by: Malcolm Gladwell
“The Three Lessons of Joe Flom”
1. The Importance of Being Jewish
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Being told no
2. Demographic Luck
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Texas
3. The Garment Industry and Meaningful Work
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Generational evolution
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“Harlan Kentucky”
“Die like a man, like your brother did!”
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“Harlan Kentucky”
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Hatfields and McCoys
Farmers and herders
Culture of honor
Understand and overcome your cultural legacy
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“The Ethnic Theory of Plan Crashes”
“Captain, the weather radar has helped us a lot.”
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“The Ethnic Theory of Plan Crashes”
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It takes a series of events (7)
Hierarchy
Cultural communications
Cultural ambiguity
You must communicate up and down the
hierarchy and and across the cultural highway
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“Rice Paddies and Math Tests”
“No one who can rise before dawn 360 days a
year fails to make his family rich.”
Source: Outliers: The Story of Success by: Malcolm Gladwell
“Rice Paddies and Math Tests”
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Rice paddies are not simple crop fields
Great yield requires details attention
Size of a hotel room
Complex meaningful work
Effort equals reward
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“Rice Paddies and Math Tests”
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Math system creates success
23 is two – tens – three
37+22 = 59
Convert words to numbers
3 10’s 7 and 2 10’s 2 = 5 10’s 9
No conversion
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“Rice Paddies and Math Tests”
Position of proverbs
Russian Proverb: “If God does not bring it the earth
will not give it.”
Chinese Proverbs:
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“If man works hard, the land will not be lazy.”
“No food without blood and sweat.”
“Don’t depend on heaven for food, but on your own two
hands carrying the load.”
Cultural legacy helps with success
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“Marita’s Bargain”
“All of my friends now are from KIPP”
Lessons of the rice paddy in American cities
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“Marita’s Bargain”
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Overcome your cultural legacy
KIPP Academy 5th to 8th
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50% African American
50% Hispanic
75% from single parent homes
90% qualify for free lunch
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“Marita’s Bargain”
Hard work – Long Hours – New Friends
Long Commute
7:25 AM to 5:00 PM some till 7:00 PM
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Saturday 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Summer 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM
50% to 60% more learning time
Homework till Midnight
Discipline and SSLANT protocol
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“Marita’s Bargain”
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Success
84% at grade level or above
Test Scores equal in math to the best schools
in America
90% Scholarships to private or parochial high
schools
80% attend college
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Take Away
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Give and Live a happy life
Be thankful and find your hidden opportunity
There are no child prodigies. 10,000 hours
You only have to be smart enough
Develop your knowledge and practical intelligence
Keep moving forward… no may mean yes
Cultural legacy
Communication is critical
Positive attitude and hard work
Anybody can do it
Source: Outliers: The Story of Success by: Malcolm Gladwell