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Malcolm Gladwell quotes

Canadian Author September 3, 1963

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our unconscious reactions come out of a locked room, and we can't look inside that room. but with experience we become expert at using our behavior and our training to interpret - and decode - what lies behind our snap judgment and first impressions. Malcolm Gladwell
The entire principle of a blind taste test was ridiculous. They shouldn't have cared so much that they were losing blind taste tests with old Coke, and we shouldn't at all be surprised that Pepsi's dominance in blind taste tests never translated to much in the real world. Why not? Because in the real world, no one ever drinks Coca-Cola blind. Malcolm Gladwell
You don't start at the top if you want to find the story. You start in the middle, because it's the people in the middle who do the actual work in the world. Malcolm Gladwell
Specht says, "It meant I know you think I'm worth it , because that's what it was with the guys in the room. They were going to take a woman and make her the object. I was defensive and defiant. I thought, I'll fight you. Don't you tell me what I am. You've been telling me what I am for generations. Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell quote: "We learn by example and by direct experience because there are..."
We learn by example and by direct experience because there are real limits to the adequacy of verbal instruction. Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell quote: "knowledge of a boy's IQ is of little help if you are faced..."
knowledge of a boy's IQ is of little help if you are faced with a formful of clever boys. Malcolm Gladwell
Achievement is talent plus preparation. The problem with this view is that the closer psychologists look at the careers of the gifted, the smaller the role innate talent seems to play and the bigger the role preparation seems to play. Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell quote: "Emotion is contagious."
Emotion is contagious. Malcolm Gladwell
You don't want to be first, right? You want to be second or third. You don't want to be - Facebook is not the first in social media. They're the third, right? Similarly, you know, if you look at Steve Jobs' history, he's never been first. Malcolm Gladwell
We need to be clear when we venerate entrepreneurs what we are venerating. They are not moral leaders. If they were moral leaders, they wouldn't be great businessmen. Malcolm Gladwell
We don't know where our first impressions come from or precisely what they mean, so we don't always appreciate their fragility. Malcolm Gladwell
There will be statues of Bill Gates across the Third World. There's a reasonable shot that - because of his money - we will cure malaria. Malcolm Gladwell
I mean, it’s ridiculous,” Dhuey says. “It’s outlandish that our arbitrary choice of cutoff dates is causing these long-lasting effects, and no one seems to care about them. Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell quote: "In fact, researchers have settled on what they believe is the..."
In fact, researchers have settled on what they believe is the magic number for true expertise: ten thousand hours. Malcolm Gladwell
Flom had the same experience...He didn't triumph over adversity. Instead, what started out as adversity ended up being an opportunity. Malcolm Gladwell

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