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Malcolm Gladwell

Came up in 7 episodes · 2018–2020

Zach cites Gladwell discussing a 'helpful level of delusion' in relationships, drawing a parallel to content creation.

#820 Zach Mander On Content Ownership & Delusion ▶ 35:52Aug 2020

Discussed as holding the opposing 'early specialisation' view to David Epstein, and the subject of a sandbagging anecdote about secretly training for a marathon.

#501 The IQ Test ▶ 21:52Oct 2019

Tommy mentions watching Gladwell interviewed on Oprah's Super Soul podcast.

#477 Sarah Grynberg, A life Of Greatness ▶ 33:05Oct 2019

Referenced alongside Seth Godin and Tim Ferriss re: the 10,000-hour mastery rule.

#434 Botched Surgeon Dr. Paul Nassif ▶ 0:58Aug 2019

Possibly the podcast host Josh recalls discussing the cruise-control/brake malfunction theory.

#161 Licking the bagAug 2018

Josh discusses watching Gladwell's Masterclass and adjusting to seeing the author speak versus his written work.

#141 Talking hip hop with JoshJuly 2018

Author whose MasterClass on writing Josh is watching during his island holiday.

#136 Josh goes viral thanks to a Russian modelJuly 2018