In the DeBrito chapter, I learned that as classroom sizes get smaller, learning is hampered because the ability to hold meaningful conversations are diminished. Everyone assumes that a small classroom is better for learning. The chapters about DeBrito and Sacks were interesting to me because they focused on education. They turned their weakness into a strength. His team won because they became basketball rule scholars and played the game differently than how it was traditionally played. Ranadivé realized that his girls were not skilled. The individuals in the story may succeed through agility, cleverness, or sheer determination.įor example, Vivek Ranadivé knew nothing about basketball but coached his daughter’s National Junior Basketball team to victory after victory. In David and Goliath, Gladwell tells countless stories of the little guy overcoming great odds. Gladwell is extremely adept at breaking complex ideas into simple thoughts. Within each chapter, there are six to eight short stories that help to lead the narrative.

Part 2: The theory of desirable difficultyĮach chapter has an overarching theme stitched together with a story quilt.

Part 1: The advantages of disadvantages (and the disadvantages of advantages).

This story set the stage for what was to follow.ĭavid and Goliathis 327 pages long divided into three parts and nine chapters. David’s tactics, weapons, and speed could outperform what Goliath was bringing to the table. Everyone naturally assumed that Goliath would be the victor, when in reality, as Gladwell points out, David should have been the favorite going into the fight. David and Goliath is about the concept that bigger may not necessarily be better.ĭavid and Goliathbegins, well, with the story of David and Goliath. He uses a lot of storytelling to get his point across. The first being Outliers: The Story of Success.

David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants is the second book I have read from Malcolm Gladwell.

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