It is those who are successful, in other words, who are most likely to be given the kinds of special opportunities that lead to further success. It's the rich who get the biggest tax breaks. It's the best students who get the best teaching and most attention. And it's the biggest nine- and ten-year-olds who get the most coaching and practice. Success is the result of what sociologists like to call accumulative advantage.


Outliers: The Story of Success (ed. Little, Brown, 2008) - ISBN: 9780316040341


It is those who are successful, in other words, who are most likely to be given the kinds of special opportunities that lead to further success. It's ...

It is those who are successful, in other words, who are most likely to be given the kinds of special opportunities that lead to further success. It's ...

It is those who are successful, in other words, who are most likely to be given the kinds of special opportunities that lead to further success. It's ...

It is those who are successful, in other words, who are most likely to be given the kinds of special opportunities that lead to further success. It's ...