Reflections on Malcolm Gladwell’s “Outliers”

I never read Malcolm Gladwell before this book was published, but I've heard a lot of articles about his writing and research. But on the surface he seems to have nothing of particular concern to me in my particular subject. Then I heard him speak at the Catalyst meeting in 2009, and it seems to confirm that I doubt his work is useless for me. His speech is based on the essay of his book "Blink" and it seems totally ironical. But in a whim, I decided to read a free copy given to me, and I checked it soon. Not only is the style and content wonderful, but as a pastor, I also have related documents.

In short, the main argument against "outliers" is that success is far more complicated than we think. Are there any similarities between Bill Gates and Beatles? As it is the product of their personal wisdom and discipline, their success is also the product of the opportunities offered by their time and their career. Gladwell thinks this is the story of true success. He has repeatedly shown that it is not only personal values ​​and skills that lead people to success. Good hockey players, pianists, mathematicians, and lawyers can predict from generation to generation, family, culture, and class. In the commentary, Gladwell suggests human possibilities when creating this logic, "the life of anomalies - people who have achieved beyond normal experience - obey special and unexpected logic, attractive A provocative blueprint. "

With this conclusion in mind, I think it is easy to give some inspiration to church leaders and pastoral ministries. One thing that Gradwell has repeatedly expressed in his work is that success is often a product of seemingly random decisions, such as the deadline of the hockey league. He pointed out that anyone can succeed when we see and understand the pattern and can change or use them. When I thought about my role as a pastor, counselor, and a leader of various people, I began to see how I could lead them to success. Therefore, the Christian ministry does not necessarily satisfy the basic need, but the true discipleship can include helping people identify successful models they can participate in And it should be included. This does not mean that I am trying to help one of my butler become a millionaire or that my nursery became an excellent mathematician. This means that the church can join people, help them get out of the problem, and provide them with opportunities for success as disciples as well as life. In fact, this will be something like ... Well, I'm very happy to find the answer.

Malcolm Gladwell is a British journalist, speaker, bestseller born in Canada. Among his best-selling "outliers", Malcolm Gladwell discusses success and the patterns associated with it. He said that the time you started activities, especially 10,000 hours, will allow you to reach the elite level. This in turn can provide someone a tool to make them succeed.

Gladwell, Malcolm Outliers Outliers Malcolm Gladwell has studied the factors that contribute to the success of successful people. In this book, Gladwell has studied a number of fields from the Chinese rural academic level to the Canadian junior hockey league success. He explained each study with an easy way to learn languages ​​and digestion that can be learned. During the study, Gladwell knit a story of successful people's lives related to statistics, and read his anecdote very well. - Laird Stewart, grade 2018

After reading the introduction of "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell, I was shocked by some interesting information and noticed my introductory text on my life. In the introduction, Gladwell basically put together a small town called Roseto. He continued to explain that the people living in Roseto never died of heart disease or other illness as their community grew. This information is very interesting. - Abnormal - A story of success describes sociological and psychological nonfiction books, success and why they succeeded more than others. Malcolm Gladwell explains this book in two parts. It is a chance and heritage.