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Malcolm Gladwell quotes about work

Canadian Author September 3, 1963

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Success is a function of persistence and doggedness and the willingness to work hard for twenty-two minutes to make sense of something that most people would give up on after thirty seconds. Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell quote: "Hard work is only a prison sentence when you lack motivation"
Hard work is only a prison sentence when you lack motivation Malcolm Gladwell
My earliest memories of my father are of seeing him work at his desk and realizing that he was happy. I did not know it then, but that was one of the most precious gifts a father can give his child. Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell quote: "It's not how much money ultimately we make that makes us happy..."
It's not how much money ultimately we make that makes us happy between 9-5; it's whether our work fulfills us. Malcolm Gladwell
A critic looking at these tightly focused, targeted interventions might dismiss them as Band-Aid solutions. But that phrase should not be considered a term of disparagement. The Band-Aid is an inexpensive, convenient, and remarkably versatile solution to an astonishing array of problems. In their history, Band-Aids have probably allowed millions of people to keep working or playing tennis or cooking or walking when they would otherwise have had to stop. The Band-Aid solution is actually the... Malcolm Gladwell
I want to convince you that these kinds of personal explanations of success don't work. People don't rise from nothing....It is only by asking where they are from that we can unravel the logic behind who succeeds and who doesn't. Malcolm Gladwell
Hard work is a prison sentence only if it does not have meaning. Once it does, it becomes the kind of thing that makes you grab your wife around the waist and dance a jig. (150) Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell quote: "Working really hard is what successful people do..."
Working really hard is what successful people do... Malcolm Gladwell
Once a musician has enough ability to get into a top music school, the thing that distinguishes one performer from another is how hard he or she works. That's it. And what's more, the people at the very top don't work just harder or even much harder than everyone else. They work much, much harder. Malcolm Gladwell
The people who stand before kings may look like they did it all by themselves. But in fact they are invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannot. It makes a difference where and when we grew up. Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell quote: "Hard work is a prison sentence only if it does not have meaning."
Hard work is a prison sentence only if it does not have meaning. Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell quote: "I think when one's working, one works between absolute..."
I think when one's working, one works between absolute confidence and absolute doubt, and I got a huge dallop of each. Malcolm Gladwell
Economists often talk about the 80/20 Principle, which is the idea that in any situation roughly 80 percent of the “work” will be done by 20 percent of the participants. In most societies, 20 percent of criminals commit 80 percent of crimes. Twenty percent of motorists cause 80 percent of all accidents. Twenty percent of beer drinkers drink 80 percent of all beer. When it comes to epidemics, though, this disproportionality becomes even more extreme: a tiny percentage of people do the majority... Malcolm Gladwell
our power of thin-slicing and snap judgment are extraordinary. but even the giant computer in our unconscious need a moment to do its work. Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell quote: "If you work hard enough and assert yourself, and use your mind..."
If you work hard enough and assert yourself, and use your mind and imagination, you can shape the world to your desires Malcolm Gladwell

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