Tag: Malcolm Gladwell
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The becoming
“To be or not to be. That’s not really a question,” quipped film director Jean-Luc Godard back at Shakespeare’s most famous line. To be is rather a false start. Not to be precludes trying. Becoming is more like it. We think that success happens, but it’s the mistakes along the way that build up our future. Struggle makes…
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Success is the result of what sociologists like to call “accumulative advantage”
It is those who are successful, in other words, who are most likely to be given the kinds of special opportunities that lead to further success. It’s the rich who get the biggest tax breaks. It’s the best students who get the best teaching and most attention. And it’s the biggest nine- and ten-year-olds who…
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Malcolm Gladwell teaches writing in this new Masterclass
This post may contain affiliate links. Please see the disclosure for more info. Malcolm Gladwell’s first-ever online writing course is now available courtesy of MasterClass. In the class, Gladwell analyzes his own best-selling books like Blink and The Tipping Point to unveil his thinking and creative process. In 24 lessons, the influential author will teach how you to discover, examine, and…
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Why great athletes enjoy suffering pain
Author Malcolm Gladwell sits down with Alex Hutchison, author of the new book Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance to discuss how great athletes come to enjoy suffering pain. Says Hutchison, “Great athletes don’t necessarily feel pain differently. They reframe pain differently.” Hutchison calls the suffering a type of benign…