Master of One #036 - Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

Episode 36 - Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
0:10 - Outliers 
Part One: The Mathew effect
-Hockey players cut off was January 
-40% born January-Feb
-30% March-April
-What started as a small advantage became more, and more 
-Eventually it became a significant advantage(Czech national soccer team)
-The kids with advantage were picked, coached, and encouraged

Part 2
-achievement is talent + preparation
-10,000 hours best, 8000 good, 4000 okay 
-If you’re good enough to be at the top, the differentiating factor is work 
-10 years to be GM… Of HARD practice 
-Being poor is hard because it takes away from your time 
-Time sharing revolutionized computer science because people can save time helping each other 
-The Beatles played sooo much, 8 hours of playing in a day 
-Bill Gates started coding in 8th grade, had the funding to make it happen, got a company that needed payroll, Bill Gates got extra time to practice. When he dropped out sophomore year he had already been coding for 7 years. 
-20% of the richest people born in a 9 year span in America 

Part 3
-Ravens test, 48 questions that progressively get harder 
-IQ is more of a cutoff 

Part 4
-richer kids have more entitlement which isn’t necessary bad. They are more willing to ask, and prioritize what they want 
-Poorer kids had distrust, and didn’t know how to ask for things. 
-Family background is very important. 

Part 5
-rags to riches are not random 
-If you work hard enough, use your mind/imagination, you can shape your future. 

Part 6
-Legacy 
-Herdsmen have a culture of honor. 
-They must stand up for their beliefs, otherwise people will take. 
-Back in the day the south had the most murders, by people who knew each other. It was about honor 

Part 7 
-ethnic theory 
-Plane crashes take about 7 errors
-One thing complies another, like chess 
-More crashes when main pilot flies, other person won’t speak up. 
-Need to speak up!! 
-American low power distance, we see each other as equals. 

Part 8 
-Asian people are better at math cause the English language is more complicated for numbers 
-Rice farming is a good balance, not too easy, rewarding, incentived 
-All Asian cultures, rice patty fields, where hard work is rewarded. 

Part 9
-Summer vacation could be bad 
-During summer poor kids lose progress, rich kids gain 

Interview 
-being a minority is a advantage for comedians 

31:32 Lessons from the week

When you need to hear something, is that when someone tells you?/The car phenomenon  
Theme of the day 
People buying houses
Giving Up the past
Formula for attack/Openings 
Girls with family 
Endgames
Giving up things
         Happiness is giving up what you want now, for what you want eventually Breaking Cycles
Playing Blitz with no distraction 
Using different language 
I work hard 
How you describe yourself is who you are 
Mr. Last Minute/Time
Being Punctual 
The Gambit Method
Tournament storylines 
Let go of the past 
First Correction may be an over correction 
The Dark Mirror 
-Gandalf vs. Soromon 
-Jon Snow vs. Ramsey Bolton 
-Zuko vs. Aang 
Oranges in the fridge/Molly