There are other things I remember (Berlin Wall, e.g, even if I did not really understand it, but I vividly remember (I’m 35) the night vision bombing from the First Gulf War and the significance of it.

Rigged is right! I mean, Apple Maps can’t even find Golden State.

The most chilling thing is... I never imagined it was a throwing mouth guard.

He’s not THAT light skinned

Ayesha Curry & Kristin Cavallari should host a Sports WAG Conspiracists program. #StayWoke

I’ve always assumed that Gladwell’s “research” consisted of just sitting at a bar, soaking up whatever he could alongside a stack of little square whites just like him, and waiting for someone to spill something good that he could cover.

Pictured: Roundtable Discussion on The Role of Deliberate Practice in the Acquisition of Expert Performance

“Methodology flawed; why are we discussing this?”

-Prof. A. Iverson, University of Pennsylvania, Reader for original paper

Yes, Freakonomics just covered this. Gladwell states his larger point was that 10000 hours means the person needs to have quite the support system which allows you to have that kind of time available. They actually have quite a nice back and forth and it is much more nuanced than this article makes it sound.

what is the point of this post? this book came out 8 years ago and people have been calling bullshit for 8 years. is this your summer book report?