Tag: Malcolm Gladwell
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This is WHY UNDERDOGS many a times overpower favorites
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…
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Wanna conquer your fear , this will inspire
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 of…
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Human progress hinges on unreasonability , this highlights the paradox
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Malcolm Gladwell from the book David and Goliath “As the playwright George Bernard Shaw once put it: “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
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Do you want to OVERCOME a GIANT?
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Malcolm Gladwell from the book David and Goliath inspires us as to how to overcome a giant. “Giants are not what we think they are. The same qualities that appear to give them strength are often the sources of great weakness.”
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This is when we truly feel courageous
Adopted from the following 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.”
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When we become experts at something , this is what happens
Adopted from the following great insight provided by Malcolm Gladwell in his book BLINK. “When we become expert in something, our tastes grow more esoteric and complex.”
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Key Takeaway from Malcolm Gladwell’s book BLINK
Adopted from the following great insight provided by Malcolm Gladwell in his book BLINK. “We believe that we are always better off gathering as much information as possible and spending as much time as possible in deliberation. The first task of Blink is to convince you of a simple fact: decisions made very quickly can…
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Successful decision making needs this balance
Adopted from the following great insight provided by Malcolm Gladwell in his book BLINK. “Truly successful decision making relies on a balance between deliberate and instinctive thinking.”
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Who would have imagined this truth about SNAP judgements
Adopted from the following great insight provided by Malcolm Gladwell in his book BLINK , enlightens us on this truth about snap judgements. “Just as we can teach ourselves to think logically and deliberately, we can also teach ourselves to make better snap judgments. The power of knowing, in that first two seconds, is not…
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This beautiful insight enlightens us on the power of SNAP judgement
Adopted from the following great insight provided by Malcolm Gladwell in his book BLINK. “It is quite possible for people who have never met us and who have spent only twenty minutes thinking about us to come to a better understanding of who we are than people who have known us for years.”