The Outliers

Right now I am reading the Outliers by Malcom Gladwell,  the Outliers is about finding success and becoming an expert on different topics.  This text also talks about those who have been successful and those who have not been very successful.  This book also explores the life story of some of the worlds best software designers, (Steve Jobs, Bill Joy), and how they got to the top of their field.  The author also tries to find common denominators between the software designers.  After studying Steve Jobs and Bill Joy he finds out that their age was one of the main contributors into the success of these two software designing icons, Steve Jobs was born in 1955 and Bill Joy was born in 1955.  Malcom Gladwell states that being born in 1955 meant that they were not to young to miss the tech wave but not to old to let it pass by.  The author also elaborates upon the great failures in life.  He talks about the North Korean pilots who repeatedly crashed their planes.  He says that it was because of the pilots upbringing,  He says that the pilots who crashed planes were from Latin america,  studies show that pilots from latin america are less likely to fix a problem while pilots from Germany, Finland, Scotland, and Canada are more likely to try and fix the problem.

Overall, The Outliers is one of the most interesting and well written books that I have read.