Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
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Discover the landmark book about the power of first impressions that has revolutionized the way we understand intuition and decision making, from #1 bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell.
In his breakthrough bestseller The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell redefined how we understand the world around us. Now, in Blink, he transforms the way we understand the world within.
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This is a light, easy-to-read book that delivers on an interesting premise, which is exploring how we use our minds to make split-second decisions that can be surprisingly accurate. Though there are times when the terminology can be a bit cumbersome, the general ideas presented are useful and digestible. Gladwell covers many different scenarios and applications with his research — ranging from testing the strength of marriages via facial expressi...read more
Blink was a little hard to read at first. After a few chapters it seemed to pick up and was a good read. The section on police officers was riveting
This book is super interesting, but after reading it I am not any smarter than when I started.
"Blink is a book about how we think without thinking, about choices that seem to be made in an instant - in the blink of an eye - that actually aren't as simple as they seem. Why are some people brilliant decision makers, while others are consistently inept? Why do some people follow their instincts and win, while others end up stumbling into error? How ...read more
"Blink is a book about how we think without thinking, about choices that seem to be made in an instant - in the blink of an eye - that actually aren't as simple as they seem. Why are some people brilliant decision makers, while others are consistently inept? Why do some people follow their instincts and win, while others end up stumbling into error? How ...read more
A really good book about how some people just have great intuition , I really like experts and professionals of their respective fields. This books gives you good idea about that intuition part . definitely a good read
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