“The secret compartment of my ring I fill, with an Underdog super-energy pill.”
– Underdog, aka “Shoeshine Boy” in the popular 60’s-70’s animated TV Show
What Gladwell shows us in David and Goliath is that it’s not the “super energy pill” that makes the underdog a favorite.
Rather the key lies in understanding disadvantages, leveraging them to win against whatever “giant” we face.
Genetic, environmental, experience, affluence or poverty — whatever hand we’re dealt, goes in to our DNA, and provides a unique and telling backdrop for what we can accomplish. If we understand.
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