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Adopted from the following great insight shared by Malcolm Gladwell from the book David and Goliath “What is learned out of necessity is inevitably more powerful than the learning that comes easily”

Adopted from the following great insight shared by Malcolm Gladwell from the book David and Goliath “We are all of us not merely liable to fear, we are also prone to be afraid of being afraid, and the conquering of fear produces exhilaration.…The contrast between the previous apprehension and the present relief and feeling ofContinue reading “When we CONQUER FEAR , this happens”

Adopted from the following great insight shared by Malcolm Gladwell from the book David and Goliath “Giants are not what we think they are. The same qualities that appear to give them strength are often the sources of great weakness. And the fact of being an underdog can change people in ways that we oftenContinue reading “This would inspire an UNDERDOG when faced with a GIANT”

Adopted from the following great insight shared by Malcolm Gladwell from the book David and Goliath “The best students from mediocre schools were almost always a better bet than good students from the very best schools.”

Adopted from the following great insight shared by Malcolm Gladwell from the book David and Goliath “The reason King Saul is skeptical of David’s chances is that David is small and Goliath is large. Saul thinks of power in terms of physical might. He doesn’t appreciate that power can come in other forms as wellContinue reading “Extending the “David and Goliath” folklore to gauge the power of UNDERDOGS”

Adopted from the following great insight shared by Malcolm Gladwell from the book David and Goliath “The reason King Saul is skeptical of David’s chances is that David is small and Goliath is large. Saul thinks of power in terms of physical might. He doesn’t appreciate that power can come in other forms as wellContinue reading “Extending the “David and Goliath” folklore to gauge the power of UNDERDOGS”

Adopted from the following great insight shared by Malcolm Gladwell from the book David and Goliath “Courage is not something that you already have that makes you brave when the tough times start. Courage is what you earn when you’ve been through the tough times and you discover they aren’t so tough after all.”

Adopted from the following great insight shared by Malcolm Gladwell from the book David and Goliath “There is a set of advantages that have to do with material resources, and there is a set that have to do with the absence of material resources – and the reason underdogs win as often as they doContinue reading “Underdogs often topple more fancied opponents , this is why”

Adopted from the following great insight shared by Malcolm Gladwell from the book David and Goliath “How you feel about your abilities – your academic ‘self-concept’– in the context of your classroom shapes your willingness to tackle challenges and finish difficult tasks. It’s a crucial element in your motivation and confidence.”

Adopted from the following great insight shared by Malcolm Gladwell from the book David and Goliath “The scholars who research happiness suggest that more money stops making people happier at a family income of around seventy-five thousand dollars a year. After that, what economists call “diminishing marginal returns”sets in.”