false 4 0 false false Wed May 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jan 12 07:10:46 -0800 2009 Thu May 14 05:55:15 -0700 2009 blog.] I loved this book. I loved The Tipping Point, wasn’t quite as enamored with Blink, so I’m glad to be back in the fan club. In case you’re not familiar with the premise of Gladwell’s newest book, he examines people who are incredible successes within their specific context. He draws some really interesting conclusions about how success is attained by examining cultural, historical, and familial context. He doesn’t deny that wildly successful people are intelligent, ambitious, and good at what they do. He just adds to the picture, indicating that those traits aren’t enough for wild success and that we need to give credit to a broader context in addition to the individual. In general, I think we ignore context far too often, and this book makes that point perfectly clear. So, anyway, Outliers is a great book, and a fascinating read, and I highly recommend it to you.]]>