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		walexander on Oct 7, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Malcolm Gladwell Matters and Why That's Unfort... As a start, you could read this article (or the book, I guess), exploring elite athletes (like Usain Bolt) and comparing their stories to what Malcolm Gladwell suggests in Outliers: http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/media/books/H...

MartinCron on Oct 7, 2013 | [–]

That article is arguing against a gross simplification of an idea in Gladwell's book. Not exactly the same standard of rigorous science that Gladwell's critics seem to demand.

pstuart on Oct 9, 2013 | [–]

I heard Gladwell very briefly on the radio today and he described his work as "intellectual adventure stories".

I'm good with that.

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