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To: Katelew who wrote (404776)	1/17/2011 12:59:48 PM
From: Alan Smithee	3 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 794001

Christopher Langan was featured in a chapter in Malcolm Gladwell's book, "Outliers." Gladwell made the point that although Langan was incredibly intelligent, he was lacking in the social skills necessary to function effectively in the world. He hadn't grown up in an environment that valued education and achievement. As a result, he had trouble both at Reed College and Montana State and never realized the full potential of his intelligence. Reemphasizing his theme [that great success requires repetition and practice as much as 10,000 hours], Gladwell continuously reminds the reader that genius is not the only or even the most important thing when determining a person's success. Using an anecdote to illustrate his claim, he discusses the story of Christopher Langan, a man who ended up working on a horse farm in rural Missouri despite having an IQ of 195 (Einstein's was 150).[2] Gladwell points out that Langan has not reached a high level of success because of the environment he grew up in. With no one in Langan's life and nothing in his background to help him take advantage of his exceptional gifts, he had to find success by himself. "No one—not rock stars, not professional athletes, not software billionaires, and not even geniuses—ever makes it alone," writes Gladwell en.wikipedia.org