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Laura Marano Reads the Truth About Success from Outliers

8 May 2026 · 0 min

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Laura Marano reads Malcolm Gladwell's argument that success isn't about raw intelligence or personal effort alone. Gladwell uses Chris Langen and Einstein to show that brilliance without the right opportunities won't get you there. Success is a gift that requires both luck and the awareness to seize it.

Everything we've learned in Outliers says that success follows a predictable course. It is not the brightest who succeed. If it were, Chris Langen would be up there with Einstein. Nor is success simply the sum of the decisions and efforts we make on our own behalf. It is, rather, a gift. Outliers are those who have been given opportunities and who have had the strength and presence of mind to seize them. Yeah.