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After I finished the book, “Outliers” I decided to finish up the “The Tipping Point – How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference”.

The Tipping Point

Likewise with his writings, the author Malcolm Gladwell dwells in the singularity of the issue. He examines the culture of the Hush Puppies from a small to international brand that making millions dollar annually. He wrote that the culture was epidemic. Starting from small numbers of urbanites until it catches on fire into the runway. It seems as the culture took off at the certain tipping point.

So, clearly his book was mentioning the small little things that sometimes we did not pay attention to. From that small things it turn out to be the tipping point once it reached its critical mass. Sounds like physics.

After reading this ‘Tipping Point’ I felt that the idea and the basic drive for this book it splendidly good. No doubt that Malcolm is a good writer. He prose and eloquently good with his writing skills which I came to envy about. Nonetheless, the book was considered information overloaded where by I don’t get how he trying to jive the entire several ideas and laws together. Maybe it’s not him, it’s just me.

But above all, I like the part where he shared about the tipping point to make it an epidemic hooha. It just gives me the right idea. That’s all.

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Malcolm Gladwell - Outliers

When suddenly the inspiration sets in. I almost tempted to get another of his work the other day at MPH Bookstore Mid Valley, “What the Dog Saw” but tell myself that “no; not today.” Hence I decided to finished the two titles I had with me before getting a new one. Beginning with the “Outliers”, Malcolm Gladwell put in the story of exceptional people. Those people, outliers are the people who do not fit into our normal understanding of achievement, those who are smart, rich, and successful, and those who operate at the extreme outer edge of what is statistically possible.

Unlike any other book, Gladwell challenges the readers to think. Putting the thinking cap on and challenges on the opportunities. Are we at the right timing and the right opportunities. I wondered myself if I am at the right timing right now. Knowing that if I change job earlier or started working earlier, will that be of help?

There are infinite possibilities when you start to think like that. However, just as the Chinese sayings suggest, “时势做英雄,英雄做时势”

Will there be more outliers if at that time when everyone given the opportunities and timing like Bill Gates?

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