“Outlier: something that is situated away from or classed differently from a main or related body”. Though this definition seems to state what an outlier is point blank, it can only go so far in describing how this characteristic applies to a person. Luckily, Malcolm Gladwell goes above and beyond in expanding on the dictionary definition and describing what it means to him in his novel Outliers: The Story of Success. He challenged one of the most highly debated questions in the world- what makes people special? Is it hard work, or natural born skill? In the chapter “The 10,000 hours rule”, the author claims that in order to become successful in anything, one must put in approximately 10,000 hours of time and practice. In his novel, Outliers,