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pstuart
on Oct 7, 2013
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Why Malcolm Gladwell Matters and Why That's Unfort...
I thought Outliers was pretty good (the only one of his I've read). I'd be happy to have you disabuse me of that notion.
walexander
on Oct 7, 2013
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As a start, you could read this article (or the book, I guess), exploring elite athletes (like Usain Bolt) and comparing their stories to what Malcolm Gladwell suggests in Outliers:
http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/media/books/H...
MartinCron
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That article is arguing against a gross simplification of an idea in Gladwell's book. Not exactly the same standard of rigorous science that Gladwell's critics seem to demand.
pstuart
on Oct 9, 2013
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I heard Gladwell very briefly on the radio today and he described his work as "intellectual adventure stories".
I'm good with that.
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