# Malcolm Gladwell's 12 Rules for Life [Malcolm Gladwell's 12 Rules for Life](https://www.pushkin.fm/episode/malcolm-gladwells-12-rules-for-life/) is a [[Revisionist History]] episode in which Gladwell tells a story of a hockey rule that allows a team's coach to remove the goalie and replace him with another offensive player. Statistically this is often the smart thing to do, but is unpopular. Gladwell's recommendation is to screw what people think, and how much they will judge you or disagree with you, make a coldhearted calculation about what option will give you the best possibility of success and take it. This episode is similar to [[The Big Man Can't Shoot]]. The topic is the same, namely how [[Conservatism Stymies Progress]].