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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 21 Sep 2019

    This is so good it's hard to choose a quote to pull, but I'll go with: "Bill Gates arrived on Earth as a Martian."https://www.wired.com/story/inside-bills-brain-outliers/ …

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      2. #BringBackBenches Shaheeda Abdul Kader‏ @saq3 21 Sep 2019
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        I like this one the most. Gates: "it's not my goal to be inspiring" Interviewer: "What are you doing things for?" Gates : "Optimization" How do you solve the 🌎 poop 💩 problem? How do you solve the 🌍 Polio problem? By thinking like @BillGates #InsideBillsBrain @netflix

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      3. rube heretic‏ @RubeHeretic 21 Sep 2019
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        I heard the film preview's [music's] 'subtext' as "this will be really really inspiring".

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      1. bk2thfutre‏ @bk2thfutre 21 Sep 2019
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        http://archive.is/b2ia7 

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      1. Moonboy.pleb‏ @dudethatsbtc 21 Sep 2019
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        Honestly loved every second of the docu-series. One of the most disruptive thinkers society will ever see.

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      2. Khaled Aly‏ @khaledealy 21 Sep 2019
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        The problem with the outliers theory is that it’s more of a lazy answer than a real explanation. Hours are definitely a factor but the great ones are never the same and always have something fundamentally different about them.

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      3. Nate‏ @nate_jona_ 21 Sep 2019
        Replying to @khaledealy @paulg

        There are common principles that are quite well resumed in Outliers. Everyone retain 10.000 hours because it was catchy. Nobody will bring a perfect theory on a such chaotic subject and I don't think he have claimed that.

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      1. kosengan‏ @k0sengan 21 Sep 2019
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        Is this supposed to be said with a serious tone?

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      1. 𝗕𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗦‏ @thebharaths 21 Sep 2019
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        What's your take on mini doc series on Bill @netflix ,Paul ? Do you agree with 10,000 hours rule in the first place? Or does the show make us feel that Bill was an outlier by birth?

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      1. Sadeq Ali‏ @sahilz79 21 Sep 2019
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        I once asked Gladwell if his 10K hours theory applies to writers as well - he said no - that’s a bit different :)

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      2. Ryan McAdams‏ @ryanmcadams 21 Sep 2019
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        The mini-docu-series is great, but this article is not.

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      3. Noé‏ @Poyonoz 21 Sep 2019
        Replying to @ryanmcadams @paulg

        Same, I think it misses @Gladwell's point in "Outliers". He never says talent is unneeded, but that success does not come from only raw talent. The documentary confirmed it more than anything.

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