Blog Post 2: Synthesis

Some people have advantages with anything goal-oriented because they just naturally have a gift to do really well. For instance, I’m good at tennis, even though I have never played before. The coach says that I’m a natural. Certain people just have it in their genes to be good at something. Most of the time, they can’t help it.

                Gladwell’s opinion is that people aren’t born with goal-oriented talents. He believes that people work for their achievements. I would have to agree and disagree with him. I would agree with him because if you work hard for something, it can pay off. On the other hand, I disagree because sometimes people have natural talents and they can’t control them. Gladwell’s chapter did make me re-think my response to the daily question. To make his points, Gladwell used the player roster of the 2007 Medicine Hat Tigers and the study made by Kelly Bedard and Elizabeth Dhuey. They are convincing resources because it shows that once you get in honors classes, then you just keep being ahead. It also shows that higher-level people tend to succeed more. In the end, Gladwell changed my thoughts a little bit on if people have advantages with anything goal-oriented.