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Malcolm Gladwell

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Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Malcolm Gladwell Returns

And the thing you understand is, yeah, so imagine what Poplar Grove is, is a city, a town, and a high school where there's only one of those groups, where every child is required to conform to the super sporty, socially successful, on their way to Ivy League model. And so if you don't fit and work in that incredibly narrow description, there's nowhere for you to go. There's only one culture.

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Malcolm Gladwell Returns

And the thing you understand is, yeah, so imagine what Poplar Grove is, is a city, a town, and a high school where there's only one of those groups, where every child is required to conform to the super sporty, socially successful, on their way to Ivy League model. And so if you don't fit and work in that incredibly narrow description, there's nowhere for you to go. There's only one culture.

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Malcolm Gladwell Returns

And the epidemic they had was the result of, was the consequences of that kind of narrowness. And it made me, it's interesting because it made me realize, you know, in all of our discussions about diversity, we sometimes make diverse, achieving a diverse environment, make it seem like it's medicine, like it's the right thing to do, but it's hard.

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Malcolm Gladwell Returns

And the epidemic they had was the result of, was the consequences of that kind of narrowness. And it made me, it's interesting because it made me realize, you know, in all of our discussions about diversity, we sometimes make diverse, achieving a diverse environment, make it seem like it's medicine, like it's the right thing to do, but it's hard.

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Malcolm Gladwell Returns

And the epidemic they had was the result of, was the consequences of that kind of narrowness. And it made me, it's interesting because it made me realize, you know, in all of our discussions about diversity, we sometimes make diverse, achieving a diverse environment, make it seem like it's medicine, like it's the right thing to do, but it's hard.

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Malcolm Gladwell Returns

But in fact, in this example, diversity is what makes a community resilient. It means that any problem that one group has isn't necessarily going to spread to other groups because they're different, right? They're And I just thought that was really, you know, and the idea that the parents of this town, this is the community they wanted for their kids. They moved there because it was perfect.

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Malcolm Gladwell Returns

But in fact, in this example, diversity is what makes a community resilient. It means that any problem that one group has isn't necessarily going to spread to other groups because they're different, right? They're And I just thought that was really, you know, and the idea that the parents of this town, this is the community they wanted for their kids. They moved there because it was perfect.

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Malcolm Gladwell Returns

But in fact, in this example, diversity is what makes a community resilient. It means that any problem that one group has isn't necessarily going to spread to other groups because they're different, right? They're And I just thought that was really, you know, and the idea that the parents of this town, this is the community they wanted for their kids. They moved there because it was perfect.

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Malcolm Gladwell Returns

They are the ones who supported the notion that we should have this incredibly strong unified set of values about what it means to be a successful student at the school. And then they were somehow baffled by the fact that everything went sideways. And I, you know, this as a, coming back to my new parenthood,

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Malcolm Gladwell Returns

They are the ones who supported the notion that we should have this incredibly strong unified set of values about what it means to be a successful student at the school. And then they were somehow baffled by the fact that everything went sideways. And I, you know, this as a, coming back to my new parenthood,

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Malcolm Gladwell Returns

They are the ones who supported the notion that we should have this incredibly strong unified set of values about what it means to be a successful student at the school. And then they were somehow baffled by the fact that everything went sideways. And I, you know, this as a, coming back to my new parenthood,

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Malcolm Gladwell Returns

The only observation I will make about parenting is that this confusion between what we want and what our children need seems to be the principle. That's the principle conflict. I always catch myself thinking, and I'll very confidently say to Kate, my partner, I'll say, you know, I think Edie should do this.

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Malcolm Gladwell Returns

The only observation I will make about parenting is that this confusion between what we want and what our children need seems to be the principle. That's the principle conflict. I always catch myself thinking, and I'll very confidently say to Kate, my partner, I'll say, you know, I think Edie should do this.

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Malcolm Gladwell Returns

The only observation I will make about parenting is that this confusion between what we want and what our children need seems to be the principle. That's the principle conflict. I always catch myself thinking, and I'll very confidently say to Kate, my partner, I'll say, you know, I think Edie should do this.

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Malcolm Gladwell Returns

And in fact, what I'm saying is, I would like to do this, and I'm using her as a kind of front. You want a cigarette. But this was the worst. This was the kind of the this was the biggest version of that problem that like parents are just like I there's a there's this woman who wrote a book.

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Malcolm Gladwell Returns

And in fact, what I'm saying is, I would like to do this, and I'm using her as a kind of front. You want a cigarette. But this was the worst. This was the kind of the this was the biggest version of that problem that like parents are just like I there's a there's this woman who wrote a book.

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Malcolm Gladwell Returns

And in fact, what I'm saying is, I would like to do this, and I'm using her as a kind of front. You want a cigarette. But this was the worst. This was the kind of the this was the biggest version of that problem that like parents are just like I there's a there's this woman who wrote a book.

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Malcolm Gladwell Returns

A woman named Linda Flanagan wrote a book called Taking Back the Game, which is all about what's wrong with youth sports. And she was a coach for many years. It's a really brilliant book. And she has this moment when she talks about possible fixes. And one of her fixes is that parents need to stop going to games. And it's the same idea.

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Malcolm Gladwell Returns

A woman named Linda Flanagan wrote a book called Taking Back the Game, which is all about what's wrong with youth sports. And she was a coach for many years. It's a really brilliant book. And she has this moment when she talks about possible fixes. And one of her fixes is that parents need to stop going to games. And it's the same idea.

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Malcolm Gladwell Returns

A woman named Linda Flanagan wrote a book called Taking Back the Game, which is all about what's wrong with youth sports. And she was a coach for many years. It's a really brilliant book. And she has this moment when she talks about possible fixes. And one of her fixes is that parents need to stop going to games. And it's the same idea.