Gladwell's trilogy is complete. Of the three books this is probably his weakest. Not an ideals but in that the book is more anecdote than research. I mean Gates wasn't so much an outlier has he was simply in the right place at the right time. I think it is easy to look at history of individuals and find why they were successful but in reality I think it by in large it is a matter of luck. If it hadn't been Gates then it would have been someone else. I think it is natural for humans to try and find connections while most of the time that connection is randomness. It was a good book and I enjoyed it.
I thought the chapter on Asians and math was especially insightful.
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