Category: Self Help

Adopted from Malcolm Gladwell’s book David and Goliath, shows why you should be a big fish in a small pond.

“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 well – in breaking rules, in substituting speed and surprise for strength.”

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 well – in breaking rules, in substituting speed and surprise for strength.”

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 do is that the latter is sometimes every bit the equal of the former.”

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.”