We don't know where our first impressions come from or precisely what they mean, so we don't always appreciate their fragility. Malcolm Gladwell fragilityimpressionprecisely Change image and share on social
I'm a lot more interested in people than I used to be. I used to be most interested in abstract ideas, and people were an afterthought, but that's changed a bit. Malcolm Gladwell abstractafterthoughtbite Change image and share on social
Once you understand that Goliath is much weaker than you think he is, and David has superior technology, then you say: why do we tell the story the way we do? It becomes, actually, a far more meaningful and important story in its retelling than in the kind of unsophisticated way we've done it for, I think, too long. Malcolm Gladwell davidgoliathhave share on social
In cognitively demanding fields, there are no naturals. Nobody walks into an operating room straight out of a surgical rotation and does world-class neurosurgery. Malcolm Gladwell classcognitivelydemand Change image and share on social
The injunction to be nice is used to deflect criticism and stifle the legitimate anger of dissent. Malcolm Gladwell angercriticismdeflect Change image and share on social
Does that mean we should give up? Probably. But there are two issues worth considering. The first is - is it really true that drugs destroy the integrity of the game? Malcolm Gladwell destroydruggame Change image and share on social
I never had those dreams of making the Olympics. Never. Malcolm Gladwell dreammakeolympic Change image and share on social
My books have contradictions all the time - and people are fine with that. Malcolm Gladwell bookcontradictionfine Change image and share on social
If you take away the gift of reading, you create the gift of listening. Malcolm Gladwell creategiftlisten Change image and share on social
The older I get, the more I understand that the only way to say valuable things is to lose your fear of being correct. Malcolm Gladwell correctfearlose Change image and share on social