tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778735297684424379.post787465474655241844..comments2023-10-26T06:30:52.456-07:00Comments on U-Holler: The Inner World of Outliersjennifer from pittsburghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12188641511998447474noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778735297684424379.post-48358025085252202042009-06-29T21:12:39.363-07:002009-06-29T21:12:39.363-07:00it sounds like a crock of shit to me! but i haven...it sounds like a crock of shit to me! but i haven't read the book, and i am already agreeing with your assessment! it drives me bonkers when people write and cherry pick things that match their thesis when there are glaring examples they conveniently ignore!drollgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098844996589898590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778735297684424379.post-55320729096145727182009-06-29T20:45:10.571-07:002009-06-29T20:45:10.571-07:00Oh no, check it out of the library...it's wort...Oh no, check it out of the library...it's worth that much effort ;)jennifer from pittsburghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188641511998447474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778735297684424379.post-77487360505674800252009-06-29T18:23:49.093-07:002009-06-29T18:23:49.093-07:00I'll just cross that one off my list.I'll just cross that one off my list.TheWeyrd1https://www.blogger.com/profile/15064826219629525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778735297684424379.post-81887543215508178892009-06-29T14:24:45.670-07:002009-06-29T14:24:45.670-07:00TW1 - If you read the book there seems to be an un...TW1 - If you read the book there seems to be an underlying push to explain why some people succeed and others fail. It's as if Gladwell is desperately trying to find order when at times there is chaos...and when order doesn't fit he blames chaos. Things don't necessarily work out that way.<br />Compared to Blink I found the book sloppy. Certainly not well thought out, and the exclusion of women entirely just brings that fact home.jennifer from pittsburghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188641511998447474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778735297684424379.post-75905752498055612732009-06-29T12:34:15.625-07:002009-06-29T12:34:15.625-07:00WOW...the class I just took last week in Portland,...WOW...the class I just took last week in Portland, OR referenced this book several times...weyrd.TheWeyrd1https://www.blogger.com/profile/15064826219629525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778735297684424379.post-87324833213682285162009-06-29T09:29:15.573-07:002009-06-29T09:29:15.573-07:00I haven't read this book, but like you... I of...I haven't read this book, but like you... I often question the methodology of those who present a hypothesis without legitimate research to back it. It is too easy to draw simple correlations. <br /><br />"I live by syllogisms: God is love. Love is blind. Stevie Wonder is blind. Therefore, Stevie Wonder is God." <br />— Stephen Colbert, The Colbert ReportAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com