Teaching: Art or Science?

I had my first day back in class today. We started with a lesson on graphing quadratic equations.

Longevity is a family secret

Long life comes from looking beyond the individual MALCOLM Gladwell introduces his latest book Outlier - The Story of Success with an account of the inhabitants of Roseto, a village south east of Rome.

The Outlier

In his latest bestseller, Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell argues that great success is driven not purely by talent or genius, but by a combination of ability, determined practice over a long term, and fortunate ...

Read: Secrets of the super successful

The subject of success is the theme of this week's books reviewed by JAMES HIPKISS.

Tradermark's 13 Outlier Predictions for 2009

You can read my 13 Outlier 2008 Predictions here [ Dec 31, 2007: 13 Outlier 2008 Predictions ] and a self assessment this past October [ Reviewing Our 13 Outlier 2008 Predictions ]. Ironically, Mr.

Acura's design progresses beyond plain vanilla

I want design to move me, to play with my emotions in the manner of music, dance, sculpture or a painting.

Outlier

I sometimes feel - more frequently as of late - that I have the emotional trials and tribulations of someone much younger than myself.

Is Will Smith Really an Outlier?

If someone were to ask you how Will Smith, out of all the world's working and aspiring actors, became one of Hollywood's top-grossing movie stars, you'd probably answer, "total luck." And, of course, you'd be ...

10,000 Hours - The Secret to Success?

Ita s an interesting theory - although the a 10,000 hoursa is only part of the picture.

Hard work does pay off at the end of the day a " just ask Naas

EVERYBODY has their own opinion, but if anybody asks me to name the most impressive sportsman I have seen my answer is always the same: Hendrik Egnatius Botha.