From Chapter 4, "Preparation: When the Wind Blows" in Ingredients of Outliers    There’s an old tale about a wealthy farmer whose large dairy farm covered several hundred acres along Maine’s Atlantic coast. Because of the sudden and severe storms that would blow in frequently from the ocean, the farmer had trouble keeping hired hands. As soon as one of these storms would hit, they’d be on their way to safer places inland, leaving farm equipment and frightened cattle out in the storms. Then one day a young man showed up at the farmer’s front door looking for work. As the farmer … [Read more...]