HackerNews Readings: The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

Malcolm Gladwell and Hachette Audio

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Tactician_markonJune 16, 2021

Was there a time when Gladwell wasn't political? The Tipping Point was his first book, and it helped popularize broken windows policing.

pacman2onMay 19, 2021

I have not read it. The black swan was interesting. But in the end I may have liked books from Mandelbrot more. I have met professional traders that did not know (and became very angry) when told that far out of the money options are underpriced because it is not a random walk but a fat tail distribution.

I have not read Thinking Fast and Slow ether but really disliked "The tipping point" by Malcolm Gladwell.

Most impressive book: Thus spoke Zarathustra.

xfitm3onJuly 3, 2021

Users sometimes have their choice between dealers, so the sales and personality skills will materially impact their reputation and ultimately sales volume.

Just because you have a primed customer base at your disposal doesn't mean your duties have been downgraded to being a cashier.

You need to be personable, appear tough enough to be too much trouble to rob, reliably have good products, and simple to reach/do business with.

There's a reason why Malcolm Gladwell picked the crack business in The Tipping Point. A great book you should read if you ever want to know how analogous drug businesses are to corporate america.

jimbob45onJune 16, 2021

I’m not sure if that’s really a problem though. I read The Tipping Point and, yes, he isn’t always historically accurate but the point isn’t really the history in the first place. It’s about whatever big idea he’s taking about. If his largely fictional account of history teaches me the big idea, then I don’t really see the big deal.

Furthermore, he is extremely receptive to criticism and never presents himself as the one true source of fact.