Culture Series: Outliers, a Book by Malcom Gladwell

December 19, 2019 01:00:50
Culture Series: Outliers, a Book by Malcom Gladwell
Call It Like I See It
Culture Series: Outliers, a Book by Malcom Gladwell

Dec 19 2019 | 01:00:50

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James Keys Tunde Ogunlana

Show Notes

Are mastery, and opportunity to obtain mastery, overlooked in understanding what makes successful people successful (1:56)? Exceptional analytical intelligence does not itself make an outlier, part 1 (9:16). Exceptional analytical intelligence does not itself make an outlier, part 2 (16:28). How can adversity and timing lead to opportunity (36:54)? How do cultural legacies influence our approach to and interaction with the world (48:11)?

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