<p> Outliers “The Roseto Mystery” 1. Why was Stewart Wolf interested in Roseto? </p><p>2. What did Wolf find was the reason for Roseto’s outlier status? </p><p>3. Using Roseto as an example, what did Wolf try to tell the medical establishment? </p><p>Chapter 1: “The Matthew Effect” 1. What is the author’s viewpoint with The Story of Success? </p><p>2. Why is a January birth date important for a Canadian hockey player’s success? </p><p>3. In what three other areas does Gladwell find the same relationship as hockey regarding preferential </p><p> birth date? </p><p>4. Describe how “self-fulfilling prophecy” plays a role in “relative age.” </p><p>5. Describe “ability grouping” and how it compares or contrasts to “relative age.” </p><p>6. Describe “accumulative advantage.”</p><p>7. Besides passion, talent, and hard work, what are other ingredients of success? </p><p>8. What does Gladwell say is really at the heart of success instead of individual effort and grit? </p><p>9. Explain the author’s viewpoint regarding “The Story of Success.” Are personal qualities the sole </p><p> reason one becomes an outlier? Explain your answer providing support from the text. Chapter 2: “The 10,000-Hour Rule” 1. What is the significance of the 10,000-Hour Rule? </p><p>2. Where in your life can you implement the 10,000-Hour Rule?</p><p>3. Gladwell brings up the question of “is there such a thing as innate talent?” What do you believe about this concept? Where in your life have you thought about this, and how may it have been a factor in your own success?</p><p>4. What did Ericsson find was the greatest contributing factor in differentiating the excellent from the good and from the average violinists at the Berlin Academy of Music? </p><p>5. What is important about the figure of 10,000 hours? </p><p>6. To what does Gladwell attribute Bill Joy’s success as a computer programmer? </p><p>7. To what does Gladwell attribute The Beatles’s success? </p><p>8. To what does Gladwell attribute Bill Gates’s success? </p><p>9. What is a paradigm? Can our paradigm change? Explain. </p><p>10. What does Gladwell suggest is the real relationship between innate talent and preparation in personal success?</p><p>11. What does Gladwell say is extraordinary about the list of history’s wealthiest people? </p><p>12. What was so important about 1975? </p><p>13. What interesting correlation did Gladwell point out between birth years and mega-success in the computing industry? </p>