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Malcolm Gladwell didn't write his first book until age 38!

Gladwell spent a decade as a staff writer at The New Yorker before publishing 'The Tipping Point' in 2000. It became a #1 bestseller and coined a phrase now used in boardrooms worldwide.

Malcolm Gladwell was a nationally ranked runner in Canada as a teen!

Before becoming a bestselling author and New Yorker staff writer, Gladwell competed in track and field. He's since written about running's lessons on performance — a theme echoed in his books on success and human potential.

Gladwell's '10,000-hour rule' came from a psychologist's research!

In his 2008 bestseller Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell popularized Anders Ericsson's finding that ~10,000 hours of practice produces mastery. The New Yorker staff writer has shaped how millions think about success and human behavior.

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Malcolm Gladwell earns ~$80K per speaking engagement!

One of the world's highest-paid public speakers, Gladwell has also sold over 5 million books globally. His 2021 book 'The Bomber Mafia' debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list.

Topic poll · all networksMalcolm Gladwell says mastery takes 10,000 hours. At 8 hrs/day, that's how many years?

  1. About 2 years
  2. About 3.4 years
  3. About 5 years
  4. About 7 years
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About 3.4 years

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