The Outliers

Now for all the people reading this week's blog, the only reason I chose to talk about The Outliers is that I am too lazy to think of (or look for) a photograph and what happened before and after. I hardly know what happened yesterday; how will I remember what happened nearly a decade ago? Ok, so The Outliers. The first time I saw it, I was positive that it was some boring adult New York Times Bestseller that Mrs. Smith wanted us to read. Boy was I wrong! I read the first sentence and I was immediately interested. Within 15 minutes, I had read the whole chapter. Honestly speaking, this book could not have been written any better. For an economist (who I see as boring and uneventful people), this author is actually an AWESOME writer. He was able to maintain my interest the entire time I read it, and I am happy that he did that. (There have been countless times I have fallen from my chair from reading boring books.) After reading just that one chapter, I have gleaned an important theme from this book. Some times in our life, we just feel like giving up and letting everything go. But after reading this book, I have seen how the outliers have achieved success, with thousands of hours in their hands of work and work. And they are the OUTLIERS. This means that they have worked very hard to reach their goal, and they are not your average human being. Thus if they worked that hard, I feel more motivated to do better with my life because I realize that I do not have to work so hard. Thus, I felt better about my life after having read The Outliers.