Personality and intelligence Research

Gladwell is an intelligent and talented journalist who espouses on an array of topics. Personality and intelligence contrary to what is supposed are not relative to each other. That is while the IQ of an individual could be fixed the personality could be malleable. Sociologists have always noted that most of the individuals' personality is always inculcated during the socialization process which begins at the tender ages of development. Thus human beings have the ability to develop the essentially imperative personality traits for a successful life. Personality affects one's intelligence. A child who had a fulfilling personality development without fixating on any stage develops a great personality exemplified by confidence, great self-esteem, grit and more. This has a spiral effect on the intelligence of a child.

Therefore intelligence and personality development are a culmination of an individual socialization from a young age. Despite the explicit illustration of the theory Sigmund Freud failed to note that the personality development of individuals could also be affected by social interaction. This also explains the difference in the IQ of individual prompting the question of why do some individuals endure to the end whereas others not. Malcolm also observed that some people are so successful and rich especially in financial investment whereas others remain poor. His explanation to the same has however been vastly been criticized. Hard work cannot be the only dependent variable to accessing wealth. As a matter of fact, rich people do not necessarily work seriously hard. Therefore it is a paradox to allege that he is an expert after less perusal f theory and research.