http://www.openlettersmonthly.com/book-review-outliers-malcolm-gladwell/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:46:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.openlettersmonthly.com/book-review-outliers-malcolm-gladwell/comment-page-1/#comment-888 SAH Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:45:20 +0000 http://www.openlettersmonthly.com/issue/?p=860#comment-888 I see your points and I understand, in fact on many I think your right, Malcolm does draw some rather creative conclusions, however some of what he says its correct. Any sports coach will tell you practice counts, time on the field or in the training room is what take you from good to great. I have time and time gain seen average talent beat super star on that basis. All things being equal maybe the star would win, all things are never equal. The Rice Field message came to me in a different way, its says the best performance comes from those dedicated, committed, focused and practiced at what they are doing. I agree with you its not about rice at all. Overall I found the book enlightening interesting and bought value to the table, as with any book if you take what is written as gospel then often you will miss the point. I find what you have written valuable too, I hope people who read it realize that there is no golden book or idea or concept. Like a great wine it’s the blending that’s makes the magic. I see your points and I understand, in fact on many I think your right, Malcolm does draw some rather creative conclusions, however some of what he says its correct. Any sports coach will tell you practice counts, time on the field or in the training room is what take you from good to great. I have time and time gain seen average talent beat super star on that basis. All things being equal maybe the star would win, all things are never equal.
The Rice Field message came to me in a different way, its says the best performance comes from those dedicated, committed, focused and practiced at what they are doing. I agree with you its not about rice at all.
Overall I found the book enlightening interesting and bought value to the table, as with any book if you take what is written as gospel then often you will miss the point. I find what you have written valuable too, I hope people who read it realize that there is no golden book or idea or concept. Like a great wine it’s the blending that’s makes the magic.

]]> http://www.openlettersmonthly.com/book-review-outliers-malcolm-gladwell/comment-page-1/#comment-618 AHF Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:06:55 +0000 http://www.openlettersmonthly.com/issue/?p=860#comment-618 Without Gladwell, the charm of sociology and even Coclanis' intellectual legacy in the form of a angry & arrogant critique, would be utterly lost in our world of 6.7 billion people. Something to think about. It's 16-January 2010, and I've left this lonely comment to this obscure essay. Without Gladwell, the charm of sociology and even Coclanis’ intellectual legacy in the form of a angry & arrogant critique, would be utterly lost in our world of 6.7 billion people. Something to think about. It’s 16-January 2010, and I’ve left this lonely comment to this obscure essay.

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