Much ado about Gladwell

Malcolm Gladwell is one of those authors I don't mind reading once, but wouldn't really buy and/or keep. There's too much fluff and there aren't enough details and stuff gets glossed over. Even the psychological aspects are too sensationalised and there doesn't seem to be any logical conclusion in his books...

I remember reading Blink!, but I don't remember much of it.

I've heard the audio version of Outliers (narrated by the author). Here's the summary: Bill Gates, The Beatles, etc achieved extraordinary success from being in the right time and place and 10,000 hours of practice (the "10,000 Hour Rule") in the first 2/3 of the book and his own origin story in the last third, where he says he is where he is now because his mother was a descendant of free slaves. There, I've just saved you money buying the book.

Also heard the audio version of his latest one, What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures, which is a compilation of his New Yorker articles over the years, which (I guess) is targeted towards the fans and people who don't read The New Yorker. [FYI, you can also read ALL the pieces on his personal website - shit you not]. While I found some of the pieces to be interesting, there were some that nearly put me to sleep.

To be really Chinese about it: Malcolm Gladwell is one cheong hei (long winded) guy and I don't think I've learned anything from his books.