Lorri answers â€œInteresting anecdotes, and I'll give some...â€� â€� Outliers Q&A

Jenny Phillips asked this question about Outliers: The Story of Success:

Interesting anecdotes, and I'll give some credit to anyone who challenges the myth of self-determination. But the research is sloppy and never engages meaningfully with criticisms or counter-arguments. Also, what are we to do with this analysis? The prescriptive component is notably absent.

Lorri I just read this book and my 'prescriptive' take on the insights the author provided is very practical: I will no longer allow my child to loaf througâ€¦m´Ç°ù±ðI just read this book and my 'prescriptive' take on the insights the author provided is very practical: I will no longer allow my child to loaf throughout summer vacation but will, instead, seek out enrichment opportunities. And kudos to Mr. Gladwell for this very credible refutation of that old, entrenched notion that all a person has to do to be successful is pull themselves up by their bootstraps--an assumption which causes harm, politically and socially, and denies the complexities involved in escaping poverty. (less)

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