He was maxed out. He had no
resources left to do anything else. That's what happens
when you're tired. Your decision-making skills erode. You
start missing things—things that you would pick up on
any other day.
No one-not rock stars, not professional athletes, not software billionaires, and not even geniuses-ever makes it alone
Malcolm GladwellEducation lays the foundation of a large portion of the causes of mental disorder
Malcolm GladwellWords belong to the person who wrote them
Malcolm GladwellWhenever we have something that we are good at--something we care about--that experience and passion fundamentally change the nature of our first impressions.
Malcolm GladwellTag: experience passion first-impressions
Taleb likes to invoke
Popper: 'No amount of observations
of white swans can allow the inference
that all swans are white, but the observation
of a single black swan is sufficient
to refute that conclusion.
In the general American population, 3.9 percent of adult men are six foot two or taller. Among my CEO sample, almost a third were six foot two or taller.
Malcolm GladwellTag: prejudice assumptions appearance
In life, most of us are highly skilled at suppressing action. All the improvisation teacher has to do is to reverse this skill and he creates very ‘gifted’ improvisers. Bad improvisers block action, often with a high degree of skill. Good improvisers develop action.
Malcolm GladwellTag: hypocrisy self-criticism spontaneity
Often a sign of expertise is noticing what doesn't happen.
Malcolm GladwellTesters for 7-Up consistently found consumers would report more lemon flavor in their product if they added 15% more yellow coloring TO THE PACKAGE.
Malcolm GladwellTag: judgment marketing senses packaging
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