Did you notice the birthdates while you were observing the chart the first time? How did you feel when you realized that it had nothing to do with astrology, but rather the cut off date?
Nothing really stood out to me when I looked at the chart for the first time. I was really surprised to read the part where it talks about how in any given group of elite hockey players in Canada, around forty percent of them will have been born between January and March versus only ten percent between October and December.
That surprised me too! Also, I really like the fact that 20% of the men from the list of the world's richest men were those who were born in America in the 1830's and didn't necessarily have wealthy families.
Re: Abbey When I saw that the success of these athletes and individuals was based on birthrates my original thoughts were, dang I am born in the wrong month. But, after seeing that this number is related to cut off dates was interesting. I have always been the type of person to want to place my son in the class ahead of his age but after reading the module I see that the youngest in the class often struggles the most because of maturity or brain development.
Haha Sheika I started to look at a calendar and look at what month I would have to conceive in in order to have a smart child... clearly it isn't the birth month. Mason- keep him home as long as you can! A lot of the families I babysit for in Reynolds have actually held their kids back because they are not mature enough for their age and when I asked them how they decided one mom said, "I look at it like this, I get to keep Leighton one more year at home with me. I know I won't ever be ready to send her off to college."
I didn't think that before I read this book, but after reading all of this it's hard to deny. Now that I look back on my life and the lives of those around me, it does seem like luck has sort of accumulated for some, but not so much for others. It can either be really depressing or really exciting. It's almost like it's all up to fate!
I totally agree with AM. I never thought of it as that simply because I didn't know the term. Just as I have had accumulative advantage I have seen friends suffer form accumulative disadvantage. Constantly getting the short end of the stick.
I really like this book, and I think it's super interesting. It definitely creates a new and fresh perspective on things.. Does it make you feel like there's almost nothing you can do but leave your life and luck up to fate, or does it make you want to take every opportunity you get??
I think you have to use your talents to work for the opportunities and strikes of luck. I do not think a person laying on the sofa doing nothing will be the most successful person just by doing nothing but I do feel the people we view as lucky are the ones who placed themselves in the lucky positions.
Do you feel as if success is random or luck of the draw (as with the birth dates of the hockey players)? Or can the act of capitalizing upon knowledge one has been given and seeking out opportunities to grow be the key to appearing successful?
Just as i said in Ann Marie's post I think that success is the amount of work put in and how you place yourself strategically. I think the one thing that all successful people have in common is work ethic. I am not saying that everyone is the hardest worker but you have to be a fighter to remain on top, or even get to the top.
I do agree with you, I also think of it like this, when it comes to certain things such as age and sports, most of the time the older people have an advantage because of height, weight and strength and I think those tend to correlate with age in some respect.
According to Lareau’s study of 12 families there were only two parenting philosophies that were the same for both the wealthy and the poor. Do you agree with these results or do you feel they were a generalization?
I feel like they were a generalization, but that does not make them wrong. I think it's an accurate fact because people are those ways, but there are more details to it.
Did you notice the birthdates while you were observing the chart the first time? How did you feel when you realized that it had nothing to do with astrology, but rather the cut off date?
ReplyDeleteNothing really stood out to me when I looked at the chart for the first time. I was really surprised to read the part where it talks about how in any given group of elite hockey players in Canada, around forty percent of them will have been born between January and March versus only ten percent between October and December.
DeleteThat surprised me too! Also, I really like the fact that 20% of the men from the list of the world's richest men were those who were born in America in the 1830's and didn't necessarily have wealthy families.
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DeleteWhen I saw that the success of these athletes and individuals was based on birthrates my original thoughts were, dang I am born in the wrong month. But, after seeing that this number is related to cut off dates was interesting. I have always been the type of person to want to place my son in the class ahead of his age but after reading the module I see that the youngest in the class often struggles the most because of maturity or brain development.
Haha Sheika I started to look at a calendar and look at what month I would have to conceive in in order to have a smart child... clearly it isn't the birth month. Mason- keep him home as long as you can! A lot of the families I babysit for in Reynolds have actually held their kids back because they are not mature enough for their age and when I asked them how they decided one mom said, "I look at it like this, I get to keep Leighton one more year at home with me. I know I won't ever be ready to send her off to college."
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ReplyDeleteDo you agree that success is the result of "accumulative advantage"? Why or why not?
ReplyDeleteI didn't think that before I read this book, but after reading all of this it's hard to deny. Now that I look back on my life and the lives of those around me, it does seem like luck has sort of accumulated for some, but not so much for others. It can either be really depressing or really exciting. It's almost like it's all up to fate!
DeleteI totally agree with AM. I never thought of it as that simply because I didn't know the term. Just as I have had accumulative advantage I have seen friends suffer form accumulative disadvantage. Constantly getting the short end of the stick.
DeleteI really like this book, and I think it's super interesting. It definitely creates a new and fresh perspective on things.. Does it make you feel like there's almost nothing you can do but leave your life and luck up to fate, or does it make you want to take every opportunity you get??
ReplyDeleteI think you have to use your talents to work for the opportunities and strikes of luck. I do not think a person laying on the sofa doing nothing will be the most successful person just by doing nothing but I do feel the people we view as lucky are the ones who placed themselves in the lucky positions.
DeleteDefinitely take every opportunity.
DeleteI think it is important to take opportunities and still work really hard because you can't just rely on luck to get you through life.
DeleteDo you feel as if success is random or luck of the draw (as with the birth dates of the hockey players)? Or can the act of capitalizing upon knowledge one has been given and seeking out opportunities to grow be the key to appearing successful?
ReplyDeleteJust as i said in Ann Marie's post I think that success is the amount of work put in and how you place yourself strategically. I think the one thing that all successful people have in common is work ethic. I am not saying that everyone is the hardest worker but you have to be a fighter to remain on top, or even get to the top.
DeleteI do agree with you, I also think of it like this, when it comes to certain things such as age and sports, most of the time the older people have an advantage because of height, weight and strength and I think those tend to correlate with age in some respect.
DeleteAccording to Lareau’s study of 12 families there were only two parenting philosophies that were the same for both the wealthy and the poor. Do you agree with these results or do you feel they were a generalization?
ReplyDeleteI feel like they were a generalization, but that does not make them wrong. I think it's an accurate fact because people are those ways, but there are more details to it.
DeleteI agree, I think that they were a generalization because families are going to differ depending on what the location and circumstances are.
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