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Dammit, I don't get much more insightful than the post that got LIR at the top of B2.

Posted by musubi Nov 19 '09, 15:42

I know, that's damning with faint praise, but dammit, it was a revelation!

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The problem with David's theory is it works for anyone or anything that came first. It renders ingenuity invalid. - Inigo Nov 19, 15:48 1
- Da Vinci wasn't luck! at least not as an artist. His skill as a draftsman is mindboggling. -- nm - loosilu Nov 19, 16:05
FWIW, I had never heard of that book but in reading the Amazon summary of it then the criticism from Publisher's Weekly, it sounds dead on. -- nm - David Nov 19, 15:44 2
- It has a lot of wisdom in it, but I think it is also too narrow in its vision. (spoils) - pmb Nov 19, 15:51 1
  - Yeah, Gladwell really discounts talent. Some people just can't achieve great success in certain areas no matter how hard they try. -- nm - Inigo Nov 19, 15:55

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