Outliers: The Story of Success

I am currently reading a book called Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell. Outliers is a psychology/self-help book and it analyzes what it takes to have extraordinary achievements; to become an outlier. I chose this book because it was reccomended to me from my dad and it is a very interesting read. It will make you ask questions and really understand why some people are more "successful" than others. The first chapter of this book talked about why some people are just better at sports than others and the idea of people being born with a talent. For example, they talk about Canadian Hockey League and its roster. The majority of kids on the team are born in three of the twelve months: January, February and March. Their "talent" is mostly based on the fact that the cut off date for hockey is January first, so the kids born closest to that are the biggest, fastest and all around more mature. Outliers talks about what it takes to master something and why some people are better at school, sports and other stuff.

I won't ruin the whole book for you, but I strongly encourage anyone to read this book. It will really make you think differently about what it takes to succeed and it will answer some of your "why" questions.