tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211146858904656895.post8283830724528205355..comments2023-05-18T07:10:22.060-07:00Comments on Seven Presidents: Listening to Malcolm Gladwell...sevprezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04090229920401812084noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211146858904656895.post-80607340031387511312009-01-14T07:51:00.000-08:002009-01-14T07:51:00.000-08:00At 13, Gladwell was Canadian champion at 1500 mete...At 13, Gladwell was Canadian champion at 1500 meters -- a gifted runner. A few years later, running with a friend, he discovered that he didn't love running enough to pursue it with the passion necessary for world-class greatness. As they approached a steep hill -- on top of which Marconi had built his antenna for trans-Atlantic radio communication -- his friend suggested they run to the top. Backwards. In that instant, Gladwell knew he didn't want to run to the top of the hill forwards or backwards, and that he didn't love running.<BR/><BR/>Me? I was running in Deal last weekend. Deal isn't noted for its hills, but as I came up on a small incline I remembered Gladwell's story, and ... turned around and ran backwards to the top. I didn't love it, but I learned a little about running backwards and a little about trying things on and about bringing what I hear to what I do. I'll never be mistaken for a world class runner, and don't aim to be. The challenge, like the hill, was small. But maybe the lesson was a little larger.Popshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04211159180734031135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211146858904656895.post-76166314384128615152009-01-12T09:15:00.000-08:002009-01-12T09:15:00.000-08:00Gladwell shows us, with evidence, that we don't un...Gladwell shows us, with evidence, that we don't understand things we think we understand. He shows us that how we think about how we think is, well, mistaken. And he makes us laugh, too, as we learn. Krulwich makes the perfect foil -- I'd like to see the roles reversed and hear what he has to say. Oh ... wait a minute: I can do that by listening to Radiolab on WNYC!<BR/><BR/>Outliers, both of 'em.Popshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04211159180734031135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211146858904656895.post-76642666223522796362009-01-08T17:50:00.000-08:002009-01-08T17:50:00.000-08:00It was my seat that Dallas sat in to hear Malcolm ...It was my seat that Dallas sat in to hear Malcolm Galdwell. I couldn't have given it up to a better listener--or writer. I get Malcolm's point that hard work and passion trump genius. How nice when the package (Dallas) wraps up all three!Peggy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12593971835126003579noreply@blogger.com