Outliers

Author: Malcom Gladwell

Category: Nonfiction

Language: Indonesia

Publication Year: 2020

Pages: 360

Description:

Typically, stories about highly successful people emphasize intelligence and ambition. In "Outliers," Malcolm Gladwell argues that the true narrative of success is quite different from what we usually read. To understand how people achieve greatness, we should spend more time observing their surroundings—such as their families, places of birth, or even their birthdates. The story behind success is far more complex—and much more intriguing—than it appears on the surface. "Outliers" explores what The Beatles and Bill Gates have in common, why Asians excel at mathematics, the hidden advantages of star athletes, why all New York lawyers share similar backgrounds, and why geniuses are not always successful.

Gladwell explains that factors such as generation, family, culture, and social class are crucial. According to him, the year you were born matters if you want to become a Silicon Valley billionaire, and where you were born is important if you want to be a successful pilot.

The lives of outliers—people whose achievements are extraordinary—follow a strange and unexpected logic. To make this logic understandable, Gladwell provides a captivating and provocative blueprint for maximizing human potential. In "The Tipping Point," Malcolm Gladwell changed the way we understand the world. In "Blink," he altered our thinking about thinking. And in "Outliers," he will transform our understanding of success.

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