Outliers: Why Some People Succeed and Some Don't

Why it’s on the list: Malcolm Gladwell’s study of what produces high achievers, which popularized the “10,000-hour rule” — the idea that mastery takes roughly 10,000 hours of practice.

Where I heard about it

• On the Nature of Long-Term Holds — where the authors use Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000-hour threshold to estimate that an entrepreneur needs four to five years to become a proficient CEO.

Connections

• Malcolm Gladwell — author.
• On the Nature of Long-Term Holds — where the 10,000-hour rule is cited to argue for long ownership horizons.