Malcolm Gladwell doesn’t like Gifted and Talented Education Programs. And he doesn’t believe that innate ability can fully explain superstar hockey players or billionaire software giants. In this podcast, we listen in on a conversation between Robert and Malcolm recorded at the 92nd St Y. Robert asks Malcolm if he’s a “genius denier,” and Malcolm asks Robert if he’s uncomfortable with the power of love, as they duke it out over questions of luck, talent, passion, and success.
On Wayne Gretsky’s hockey genius.
"Whenever I encounter someone like that, I cannot get past that sense they give off, they have found their calling. They are actively in love almost in a romantic way with the thing that they do. Absent that, you can’t be a genius, I'm sorry you can't."
~Malcolm Gladwell
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