I’m pretty late to the Malcolm Gladwell fanclub, but after reading Outliers I feel pretty nicely ensconced. It’s not often that I read non-fiction, I tend to find it a little dry and too teachy. While there’s a lot to learn from Outliers, the writing is so conversational and smooth that you feel like you’re being talked to rather than lectured.

The basic premise that Gladwell sets out to prove is that genius is not based solely on rugged individualism, but that situations and opportunities play a large role. For instance, did you know that something like 40% of the top youth hockey players in Canada were born in January, February, or March? Weird, eh?

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