Blink is about the first two seconds of looking--the decisive glance that knows in an instant. Gladwell, the best-selling author of The Tipping Point, campaigns for snap judgments and mind reading with a gift for translating research into splendid storytelling.

This podcast reviews Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell which asks: why do some people succeed, living remarkably productive and impactful lives, while so many more never reach their potential? Examining the lives of outliers from Mozart to Bill Gates, Gladwell builds a convincing case for how successful people rise on a tide of advantages.

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Why do some people succeed while so many more never reach their potential? Examining the lives of outliers from Mozart to Bill Gates, he discusses how successful people rise on a tide of advantages including a lot of plain luck.