Purpose
Success, although undoubtedly requiring hard work, is achieved through random opportunities that do not happen because of one's credentials, but instead because of luck.
This is the main point that Malcolm gladwell attempts to convey through Outliers. Gladwell uses examples of highly successful people, such as Steve Jobs and The Beatles, and provides insight on how they gained their successes. His book conveys that men and women of great achievement were often simply in the right place at the right time while others with similar abilities, were not, and therefore did not become highly successful. The book also touches on ancestral and cultural influences on all aspects of life. Outliers i