I do respect “genius”, say, Einstein, Bill Gates, and I believe that their great success lie in their talent, their hard-working. In a word, I regard their success as a consequence of their own characteristic.
But, what about the outside environment? Did they rely on something on their way to success? Had things like birthplace, ethnic, …
Tag Archives: Outliers
BookThinking:Everyone Is A Miracle
Finished Reading Outliers
I feel pleased finished reading this fantastic book.
Spent 2 days on it, I’ve learned many fresh ideas on the way I understand success(or more exactly, what lead to success).
Everything we have learned in Ourliers says that success follows a predictable course. It is not the brightest who succeed. If it were, Chris Langan would be …
Reading:Outliers
After finished reading The Google Story, I immediately took Outliers down from my bookshelf.
Yet reached Page 126, Chapter 5.
So what Outliers means exactly? The author showed us the answer in the Introduction:
1: something that is situated away from or classed different from a main or related body.
2: a statistical observation that is markedly different in …