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Nov 2022
50m 6s

Malcolm Gladwell's "Outliers"

Michael Hobbes & Peter Shamshiri
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In "Outliers," Malcolm Gladwell posited that it takes 10,000 hours of practice to become an expert in something. Mike and Peter prove him wrong by mastering his dumb book over the span of about 50 minutes. Support us on Patreon Links: Malcolm Gladwell talks about responding to critics, and the perils of ‘Talking to Strangers’Gladwell for Dummies Malcolm Gl ... Show More
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