What a gifted child is, in many ways, is a gifted learner. And what a gifted adult is, is a gifted doer. And those are quite separate domains of achievement.
Malcolm GladwellIt takes ten thousand hours to truly master anything. Time spent leads to experience; experience leads to proficiency; and the more proficient you are the more valuable you'll be.
Malcolm GladwellSince becoming a journalist, each time I engage with subjects I become more radicalized.
Malcolm GladwellWhat happens when two people talk? That is really the basic question here, because, that's the basic context in which all persuasion takes place.
Malcolm GladwellTruly successful decision-making relies on a balance between deliberate and instinctive thinking.
Malcolm GladwellIt is those who are successful, in other words, who are most likely to be given the kinds of special opportunities that lead to further success. Itโs the rich who get the biggest tax breaks. Itโs the best students who get the best teaching and most attention. And itโs the biggest nine- and ten-year-olds who get the most coaching and practice. Success is the result of what sociologists like to call โaccumulative advantage.
Malcolm Gladwell