Malcolm Gladwell

Malcolm Gladwell (born 1963) is a Canadian journalist and author known for exploring social science and human behavior. A longtime staff writer for The New Yorker and bestselling author of books such as The Tipping Point, Blink, and Outliers, he writes on decision making, trends, and the roots of success.

Quotes by Malcolm Gladwell

Quotes: 1

Refine your craft with attention; mastery grows from repetition — Malcolm Gladwell

Mastery Emerges From Attentive, Deliberate Repetition

Finally, mastery requires pacing. Skill growth plateaus when routines become automatic and unexamined; rotating challenges and setting stretch metrics reintroduce learning signals. Recovery is also part of practice: sleep consolidates memory and motor programs (Walker, Why We Sleep, 2017), while overwork blunts attention and risk appraisal. Thus, refine with care, repeat with design, and rest with intention. In that cycle, effort compounds, and what begins as practice matures into craft. [...]

Created on: 9/29/2025