What the Dog Saw
by Malcolm Gladwell
Nineteen New Yorker pieces: the ketchup conundrum, Ron Popeil, the dog whisperer, late bloomers, the talent myth at Enron, why some people choke and others panic. Gladwell at essay length is Gladwell at his best.
Read it if…
you like Gladwell and want him in digestible pieces.
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Skip it if…
you dislike his method; this is the method nineteen times.
Try instead: Revenge of the Tipping Point →
Three things you will actually use
- Choking and panicking are different failures.
- Late bloomers need patrons.
- Talent without systems is a liability.
Do this first
Read 'Late Bloomers' and 'The Talent Myth'.
Our verdict
Gladwell at his best length.
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