Author Malcolm Gladwell met with MashableReads, Mashable‘s social book club, for a Twitter chat on Oct. 21 to discuss Gladwell’s new book David and Goliath. In his book, Gladwell uses the story of David and Goliath to outline the hidden advantages of being an underdog.
In the Twitter chat, Gladwell and Mashable readers discussed instances when they felt that they were underdogs as well as their strategies for making the best out of a challenging situation. Gladwell revealed that to research David and Goliath, he had his prefrontal cortex disabled to mimic the effects of Attention Deficit Disorder. The hidden benefit to this supposed “disadvantage” was a surplus of creativity. If you missed the chat, check out the highlights below. Read more…
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