breakz
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Checked it out at the library today and ripped through about 100 pages.
Its the usual collection of anecdotal observations supported by cherry-picked academic papers, especially the "10,000" figure that orbits the book. But it's interesting to see someone distinguish between types of intelligence. The idea isn't new or novel, but it runs parallel to what I've been thinking about recently ("intellect" vs. "savvy" etc.).
Anyone else read this or reading this now?
Aside: even as a guy famous for "dumbing down" academic ideas, Gladwell is extremely self-aware. Seems almost ashamed of his success.
Its the usual collection of anecdotal observations supported by cherry-picked academic papers, especially the "10,000" figure that orbits the book. But it's interesting to see someone distinguish between types of intelligence. The idea isn't new or novel, but it runs parallel to what I've been thinking about recently ("intellect" vs. "savvy" etc.).
Anyone else read this or reading this now?
Aside: even as a guy famous for "dumbing down" academic ideas, Gladwell is extremely self-aware. Seems almost ashamed of his success.