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  • Blink

  • The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
  • By: Malcolm Gladwell
  • Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
  • Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (26,366 ratings)

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The landmark book that has revolutionized the way we understand leadership and decision making - from number-one best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell.

In his landmark best seller The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell redefined how we understand the world around us. Now, in Blink, he revolutionizes the way we understand the world within. 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 do our brains really work, in the office, in the classroom, in the kitchen, and in the bedroom? And why are the best decisions often those that are impossible to explain to others?

In Blink we meet the psychologist who has learned to predict whether a marriage will last, based on a few minutes of observing a couple; the tennis coach who knows when a player will double-fault before the racket even makes contact with the ball; the antiquities experts who recognize a fake at a glance. Here, too, are great failures of "blink": the election of Warren Harding; "New Coke"; and the shooting of Amadou Diallo by police. Blink reveals that great decision makers aren't those who process the most information or spend the most time deliberating, but those who have perfected the art of "thin-slicing", filtering the very few factors that matter from an overwhelming number of variables.

Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience and psychology and displaying all of the brilliance that made The Tipping Point a classic, Blink changes the way you understand every decision you make. Never again will you think about thinking the same way.

Don't miss any of Malcolm Gladwell's books, articles, and interviews.
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Critic reviews

2005 Quill Award Nominee

"Gladwell's groundbreaking explication of a key aspect of human nature is enlightening, provocative, and great fun to read." (Booklist)

"Entertaining and illuminating." (Publishers Weekly)

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Master Gladwell at his best.

I enjoy the way Malcolm thinks the problems through. Blink is an excellent example of how well he unpacked complex issues of art, music, gender, and even race.

My only small ding on this book is the fact that for those who look for a coherent story with a beginning, middle and an end - you won't find it here. This book is instead a compilation of stories and examples that will get you thinking and hopefully will change the way you see this world.

Overall - I'd highly recommend it to people of all ages!

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Many points to ponder

a book best read rather than listened to because there are so many interesting points to ponder.

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great insights

best book by Maxwell over read/heard. he has a way of telling me something that o needed to know

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HOOKED from the blink

This book hooked me on Malcolm. Yes many people say things are anecdotal in the book but there is a deep truth to many issues that are brought up. It can be very eye opening and allows someone to see more of the entire picture.

I find it fun when someone makes a comment and then I respond to them saying did you look at it like this? People tend to be closed minded/

#Mindbending #FeelGood #Provocative #Inspiring #Clever #tagsgiving #sweepstakes

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Great book! Going to listen to it a few more times

Great book! Going to listen to it a few more times to pick up some more. Easy to listen to with some really thought provoking scenarios.

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Great read

This was a great read. a good mix of theory, anecdotes, and data. Plus Gladwell does a good job of challenging how you think about conscious vs subconscious processing.

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Helpful for physicians

This book really applies to a wide variety of settings but wanted to recommend it for teachers of clinical medicine and practitioners. Wonderful to have a discussion about what folks hear and understand from Gladwell's brilliant analysis of social interactions.

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The story is what's important

The story is compelling . It's ending with musical anecdotes was strangely ironic for this musician listener. The background music in many of the intros or transitions was overpowering, distracting and annoying. I find myself listening to and analyzing the music when I should have been listening to the author.

Otherwise, a most fascinating read (listen).

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Well written, not as amazing as expected.

I was expecting more of a wow factor from this well known book. While it was well written, I felt it was a review of many lessons learned in a Psychology 101 course.

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Know Thyself

I am a psychotherapist with over 40 years of clinical experience. I have conducted over 50,000 hours of psychological therapy with people of all ages. This is one of about 6 books I recommend to my clients and my colleagues. The proposition that we we filter our intuitive wisdom, and replace it with confusion, doubt, and hesitation, is brilliant. Our personality structure redacts reality to the phenomena we have been taught to perceive. We then respond in a manner acceptable to social approval. Abandoning the desire for social approval is the first step in appreciating the greater capacity of our awareness. Higher conscious is always attempting to break through the limits of our fear. Underneath all the compromise that we suffer surviving our childhood, there is an ocean of wisdom available to awareness that comes in a BLINK.

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