The Roseto Mystery
Guided Reading Questions: The Outliers
Introduction “The Roseto Mystery”:
1. What is the Roseto Mystery? What overarching idea is Gladwell establishing in his introduction? The author in the novel explains the concept of the Roseto Mystery to be a phenomenal time in history. During the 1950’s where the leading cause of death in the United States was a heart attack in men under the age of 65, In Roseto the remarkable discovery was that you ”rarely [found] anyone from Roseto under the age of sixty-five with heart disease.” (6) The investigation to discover how this could be possible concluded that it was not diet nor genes or anything along those lines but it was because,” The Rosetans were healthy because of where they were from, because of …show more content…
Explain the 10,000-Hour Rule.
The 10,000-Hour Rule states that,”...ten thousand hours of practice is required to achieve the level of mastery associated with being a world-class expert.”(40) Daniel Levitin, a neurologist who explains the concept of the 10,000-Hour Rule, goes on to assume that,”it takes the brain this long to assimilate all that it needs to know to achieve true mastery.”(40) Therefore, the concept of the 10,000-Hour Rule outlines how much it actually takes to reach an exceptional level of expertise and how the brain contributes to this supposed idea.
5. Consider the following: “Practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good. It’s the thing you do that makes you good.” Explain how this philosophy was at work for Bill Joy, The Beatles, and Bill …show more content…
Divergence testing entails one to,” use [their] imagination and take [their] mind in as many different directions as possible.”(87) In other words, it stimulates one to actually analyze a certain topic and develop different solutions for it. Convergence testing on the other hand,” asks you to sort through a list of possibilities and converge on the right answer.”(86) This technique actually gives you the solution and you would have to select the correct one from a finite number of choices. The distinct difference here is that one requires an open minded mindset whereas the other one provides a more limited
Introduction “The Roseto Mystery”:
1. What is the Roseto Mystery? What overarching idea is Gladwell establishing in his introduction? The author in the novel explains the concept of the Roseto Mystery to be a phenomenal time in history. During the 1950’s where the leading cause of death in the United States was a heart attack in men under the age of 65, In Roseto the remarkable discovery was that you ”rarely [found] anyone from Roseto under the age of sixty-five with heart disease.” (6) The investigation to discover how this could be possible concluded that it was not diet nor genes or anything along those lines but it was because,” The Rosetans were healthy because of where they were from, because of …show more content…
Explain the 10,000-Hour Rule.
The 10,000-Hour Rule states that,”...ten thousand hours of practice is required to achieve the level of mastery associated with being a world-class expert.”(40) Daniel Levitin, a neurologist who explains the concept of the 10,000-Hour Rule, goes on to assume that,”it takes the brain this long to assimilate all that it needs to know to achieve true mastery.”(40) Therefore, the concept of the 10,000-Hour Rule outlines how much it actually takes to reach an exceptional level of expertise and how the brain contributes to this supposed idea.
5. Consider the following: “Practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good. It’s the thing you do that makes you good.” Explain how this philosophy was at work for Bill Joy, The Beatles, and Bill …show more content…
Divergence testing entails one to,” use [their] imagination and take [their] mind in as many different directions as possible.”(87) In other words, it stimulates one to actually analyze a certain topic and develop different solutions for it. Convergence testing on the other hand,” asks you to sort through a list of possibilities and converge on the right answer.”(86) This technique actually gives you the solution and you would have to select the correct one from a finite number of choices. The distinct difference here is that one requires an open minded mindset whereas the other one provides a more limited