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Loading... Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinkingby Malcolm Gladwell
 dannywahlquist | May 14, 2013 |  Another MG populist rehash of what real evolutionary psychologists have examined ages ago. lxydis | May 11, 2013 | Engaging with interesting & interesting and intuitive examples. The idea of the book is, people often have intuitive first impressions that are more valid and valuable than carefully considered, well-thought-out, researched conclusions. Except when they aren't. It is an anecdotal work, however kept me reading. Odenizli | May 8, 2013 | I now have all of Gladwell's books -- this was my most recent acquisition. As always (for me), enjoyable reading. Focuses on decision-making, especially split-second ones. (  ) ValerieAndBooks | May 6, 2013 | Well, as one person kind of put it: Trust your first instincts, or maybe don't. First impressions aid in effective decision making, or maybe doesn't. At least his grammar is better than mine. (  ) Elpaca | May 1, 2013 |
 Beyond question, Gladwell has succeeded in his avowed aim. Though perhaps less immediately seductive than the title and theme of The Tipping Point, Blink satisfies and gratifies. If you want to trust my snap judgment, buy this book: you'll be delighted. If you want to trust my more reflective second judgment, buy it: you'll be delighted but frustrated, troubled and left wanting more. "Blink" brims with surprising insights about our world and ourselves, ideas that you'll have a hard time getting out of your head, things you'll itch to share with all your friends.  You can't judge a book by its cover. But Gladwell had me at hello — and kept me hooked to the final page. As a researcher, Gladwell doesn't break much new ground. But he's talented at popularizing others' research. He's a clever storyteller who synthesizes and translates the work of psychologists, market researchers and criminologists.
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“Decisions made very quickly can be every bit as good as decisions made cautiously and deliberately”.
"being short is probably as much of a handicap to corporate success as being a woman or an African American."
sensed an enormous frustration with the unexpected costs of knowing too much-We have come to confuse information with understanding.
"Blink ... is an attempt to understand this magical and mysterious thing called judgment".
Once we know about how the mind works-& about the strengths & weaknesses of human judgment-it is our responsibility to act.
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