In short, Gladwell asserts through Lareau’s findings that children raised with a sense of entitlement are more likely to be successful than those who are not taught to use it (or expect it) no matter how smart they are.
(re)Examining Modern Convention
Monthly Archives: December 2008
Office Politics Lesson: Power Struggles
Power matches are more about people struggles. It’s about individuals grappling with how little or how much power they think they can wield (or want to wield). It ranges from something as simple as a woman trying to prove her professional worth to the insanity of idiots wanting to prove they’re smarter than they really are.
10,000 Hours Spent Doing Nothing
That doesn’t leave a lot hope for twenty-somethings. If we’re oh-so-lucky enough to figure out what we want to do by age 13 – we’d have it expertly “in the bag” ten years later? Or, in the other case, we make it to age 20, but haven’t managed to figure out our life (after all, just getting through junior high and high school was difficult enough) – we’d have to dig around until we are 30 to get our skills in expert gear?
The Decision Theory Behind Saying “Yes” to Marriage
Love has undergone a 21st century makeover: men wait for the right time to get married – women look for the right one to marry.
Living in a Forward Fashion
We convince ourselves that we’ll be careful of “this” and not do “that” again, but life cannot be edited backwards. You have to make the changes along the way so you can live in a forward fashion.
Canadians and Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Basically, you are screwed if you are a Canadian from an ice hockey crazed family and weren’t born in the first half of the year.
Penelope Trunk, Paul Nawrocki and That Wretched Under 40 Set
Interestingly enough, Mr. Nawrocki responded. I thought, however, it would also be appropriate to post Mr. Nawrocki’s comments in the same fashion:
Carnal Advice for Day-to-Day Living
Having a good life is about having an uninhibited state of mind. And, while some problems can seem complicated and unwieldy – approaching them with a ready key for change can unlock the proverbial cages that keep parts of your life hidden. I think the best advice is universal and pays attention to the sensual qualities of the world around us.