They eloquently argued that social phenomena are spread in the same way as disease, and that our instinct. A snap judgement made very quickly, Malcolm. Gladwells previous two books, Tipping Point and Blink, sold nearly five million copies. In a time of crisis, situations, where one would want to weigh all his options carefully, do. It allows people to make quick decisions without overthinking them.
We did discuss how society has changed a bit and how some data has come to light since the books publication which did allow some of the hypotheses to hold up, but those were few. This is because blink thinking can be practical when under pressure or rushed. Blink was our most recent breakfast book, and we both enjoyed the anecdotes, the hypotheses, and the Gladwell style of creative non-fiction. You could write a book a person’s face and still, you wouldn’t recognize it. Blink is all about those moments when we know something without really knowing why, and how this ability is one of the most powerful we possess. Malcolm Gladwell, the author Blink, argues that the situation has some urgency for blink thinking to work.
Never again will you think about thinking the same way.īlink 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. Gladwell says when it comes to face recognition we are great at visual recognition, but terrible at verbal description. In Episode 91: We look at how Malcolm Gladwell's book 'Blink' (buy on Amazon) changes the way you'll understand every decision you make.
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