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Short Summary Of Outliers By Malcolm Gladwell

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How could it possible that something one may consider just a coincidence could have an effect of the likelihood of success? What if some are at an advantage of achieving greatness because of something as minor of their birth order in correspondence to their siblings? Outliers written by Malcom Gladwell, sheds a new light on the course to success. Gladwell argues with what most believe is necessary to reach success. An outlier is one who accomplishes incredible things by acting unordinary. Gladwell touches on outlier groups including star athletes, remarkable business tycoons, and ethnic groups. Gladwell conveys to readers that success is more complex than one may think, it is dependent upon a variety of factors most people tend to overlooks. …show more content…

The roster of the 2007 Czeslovakian Junior soccer team shows that sixteen out of the twenty one players were born from January first until April sixteenth of the same year. Another roster of the 2007 Medicine Hat Tigers shows that seventy percent of the players were born from January until June. Gladwell analyzes these rosters carefully. Why is such a high number of these athletes all born in the same time of the year? Barely any of the athletes were born in the fall to early winter months. Gladwell writes that this is because of maturity advantage. These sports, for example, have a cut-off of January first. Therefore, athletes born after that date have a head start compared to those born in the later month, especially as young children. Since they are older, they have had more time to develop, grow, practice, in turn becoming better athletes, landing them a spot on the roster. The chance of success may not have to do with the amount of effort one may put in, but by something as minor as their birthdate. Gladwell proves that success involves factors other than luck. Not only is this maturity advantage seen in athletic situations, but Gladwell includes it is present in academics. In the text Gladwell writes, “Recently, two economists — Kelly Bedard and Elizabeth Dhuey—looked at the

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