o viziune asupra succesului

Am inceput zilele trecute sa citesc Outliers – The story of success, de Malcom Gladwell si, initial, mi-am zis ca e o carte care, cu siguranta, nu ma va impresiona cu nimic pentru ca un scriitor din occident va vedea notiunea de succes cu alti ochi si ca nu are cum sa se aplice realitatii de la noi.

Insa urmatorul citat m-a facut sa nu renunt. Outliers e o carte care promite mult.

Biologists often talk about the “ecology” of an organism: the tallest oak in the forest is the tallest nott just because no other trees blocked its sunlight, the soil around was deep and rich, and no lumberjack cut it down before it matured.

We all know that successful people come from hardy seeds. But do we know enough about the sunlight that warmed them, the soil in which they put down the roots, and the rabbits and lumberjacks they were lucky enough to avoid?