I often hear this book quoted and/or referred to. It was first published in 2008. I thought I had read it, but when I found it in a free little library box in Bismarck, I plucked it out and took it home. After a search on this blog, I realized that if I had indeed read it, I hadn't reviewed it. So I began reading it and was hooked from the first page onwards.
It is engagingly built on stories to masterfully illustrate Gladwell's theories of success. So much of who we are and how we operate in the world comes from our inherited culture. This book is also the oft-referred to source of the 10,000 hours rule. The rule is, to become an expert, one needs 10,000 hours of meaningful PRACTICE. There is so much good thinking in this book, I am planning to read it and study it. I want to share it with Leonard and see if we can apply some of these ideas to our lives.
The chapter on rice paddies and math tests really challenged my assumptions. Actually, the ideas in this book shifted many of my paradigms...So grateful I picked it up! I will return to this summary and expand on it soon. I promise.
