Outliers
by Malcolm Gladwell
Monday, July 20, 2009
Gladwell writes superbly and you can spin through his books in no time. Very enjoyable - but I always end up finding his insights a bit lacking in depth after I’ve finished the book.
3 Good Things for 6 September 2026
👩🏻💻Learning by reading other people’s code. (Emphasis on the ‘people’.)
💷 Got a cheap deal on some last minute outdoor theatre tickets yesterday and we had a nice evening out.
🍕I’d worried we’d miss out on interval pizzas because the last minuteness made it too late to pre-order but we were able to get them.
plus 627 (actually 1881) more in the
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- 🗓️Floral Book Nook (Sept 2026)
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- 🗓️2025 in Board Games (Jan 2026)
- 🗓️2025 in Books (Jan 2026)
- 🗓️Coffeeneuring 2025 (Nov 2025)
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Books
Here are some books I read recently
- 📚Saoirse by Charleen Hurtubise (Sept 2026)
- 📚The Lie of the Land by Amanda Craig (Sept 2026)
- 📚Dangerous Ages by Rose Macaulay (Aug 2026)
- 📚Light Over Liskeard by Louis de Bernières (Aug 2026)
- 📚The Sea Gate by Jane Johnson (Aug 2026)
- 📚Love and Other Crimes by Sara Paretsky (Aug 2026)
- 📚The Millstone by Margaret Drabble (Aug 2026)
- 📚Inside the Box by David Epstein (Aug 2026)
Plus all 1417 books can be found
Other book pages are my 🔖Five Book Club and ❓Not Actually Series.
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Port Isaac (Aug 2026)Plus all 657 photoposts can be found
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