false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178942034m/858288.jpg 40102 39 <I>Blink</I> is about the first two seconds of looking--the decisive glance that knows in an instant. Gladwell, the best-selling author of <I>The Tipping Point</I>, campaigns for snap judgments and mind reading with a gift for translating research into splendid storytelling. Building his case with scenes from a marriage, heart attack triage, speed dating, choking on the golf course, selling cars, and military maneuvers, he persuades readers to think small and focus on the meaning of "thin slices" of behavior. The key is to rely on our "adaptive unconscious" -- a 24/7 mental valet -- that provides us with instant and sophisticated information to warn of danger, read a stranger, or react to a new idea. <p> Gladwell includes caveats about leaping to conclusions: marketers can manipulate our first impressions, high arousal moments make us "mind blind," focusing on the wrong cue leaves us vulnerable to "the Warren Harding Effect" (i.e., voting for a handsome but hapless president). In a provocative chapter that exposes the "dark side of blink," he illuminates the failure of rapid cognition in the tragic stakeout and murder of Amadou Diallo in the Bronx. He underlines studies about autism, facial reading and cardio uptick to urge training that enhances high-stakes decision-making. In this brilliant, cage-rattling book, one can only wish for a thicker slice of Gladwell's ideas about what Blink Camp might look like. <I>--Barbara Mackoff</I> 1180927 2005 Blink total:28126|5:5408|4:11112|3:8797|2:2354|1:451| 28126 103051 39969 3893 40102 0316010669 9780316010665 25988 3549 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255630010m/40102.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40102.Blink 2 43 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 18 00:19:07 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 18 01:52:14 -0700 2007
Split decisions can be good; better than decisions where we take a lot of time to carefully weigh our options and use scientific evidence.

Except when they're not.

Rapid cognition is an exciting and powerful way to use your brain's quick,...more...]]> 40102 0316010669 9780316010665 25988 3549 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255630010m/40102.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40102.Blink 2 26 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Sep 03 07:50:19 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 03 07:50:56 -0700 2007 more...]]> 40102 0316010669 9780316010665 25988 3549 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255630010m/40102.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40102.Blink 3 15 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun May 13 14:21:43 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 17 18:16:22 -0700 2007
One of the criticisms I heard about this book before I read it is that Gladwell lays...more...]]> 40102 0316010669 9780316010665 25988 3549 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255630010m/40102.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40102.Blink 3 6 false Sat Jan 19 09:04:04 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 14 14:34:01 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 19 09:02:58 -0800 2008 The Tipping Point. Really makes you think, consider your decisions differently.

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But in the end it comes down to a matter of respect, and the simplest way that respect is communicated is through tone of voice.

Of the ...more...]]> 567650 1586217194 9781586217198 147 47 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175871708m/567650.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/567650.Blink_The_Power_of_Thinking_Without_Thinking 3 9 false Mon Aug 13 12:25:39 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 13 12:46:59 -0700 2007 more...]]> 40102 0316010669 9780316010665 25988 3549 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255630010m/40102.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40102.Blink 4 4 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 06 08:16:10 -0800 2007 Sun Apr 05 11:10:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 40102 0316010669 9780316010665 25988 3549 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255630010m/40102.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40102.Blink 5 8 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 06:02:05 -0700 2007 Sun May 31 08:09:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 40102 0316010669 9780316010665 25988 3549 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255630010m/40102.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40102.Blink 4 4 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 16 11:30:13 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 16 16:44:17 -0700 2007 more...]]> 40102 0316010669 9780316010665 25988 3549 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255630010m/40102.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40102.Blink 3 5 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue May 13 13:58:31 -0700 2008 Tue May 13 14:17:41 -0700 2008
Blink was well written and pretty entertaining. I thought the author did a good job of coming up with interesting examples of good or bad info...more...]]> 40102 0316010669 9780316010665 25988 3549 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255630010m/40102.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40102.Blink 4 2 true Sun Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 31 16:03:02 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 31 16:03:02 -0700 2008 more...]]> 40102 0316010669 9780316010665 25988 3549 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255630010m/40102.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40102.Blink 2 2 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 13 07:51:20 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 20 07:50:29 -0700 2007 more...]]> 40102 0316010669 9780316010665 25988 3549 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255630010m/40102.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40102.Blink 4 3 false Fri Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 10:25:26 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 11:51:31 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2140 0316172324 9780316172325 876 119 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1160527103m/2140.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2140.Blink_The_Power_of_Thinking_Without_Thinking 4 4 false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Oct 16 16:52:43 -0700 2006 Tue Oct 17 11:19:28 -0700 2006 - for instance, you can't hide your feeling about race from your unconscious - take the Race Test (http://www.understandingprejudice.org/ia...). It said I (and 13% of test-takers) have a 'moderate automati...more...]]> 40102 0316010669 9780316010665 25988 3549 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255630010m/40102.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40102.Blink 5 2 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 13 20:14:48 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 20:18:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 40102 0316010669 9780316010665 25988 3549 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255630010m/40102.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40102.Blink 5 2 false Mon Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 13:55:52 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 09:34:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 40102 0316010669 9780316010665 25988 3549 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255630010m/40102.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40102.Blink 2 1 false Wed Oct 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 17:27:22 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 23:24:24 -0700 2009
The book certainly brought up a lot of interesting ideas and discussed different elements tha...more...]]> 40102 0316010669 9780316010665 25988 3549 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255630010m/40102.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40102.Blink 2 1 false Sun Aug 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 06:51:38 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 23:53:48 -0700 2009 Once
I like his anecd...more...]]> 40102 0316010669 9780316010665 25988 3549 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255630010m/40102.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40102.Blink 5 2 false Mon Sep 01 09:29:06 -0700 2008 Mon Jan 05 00:38:12 -0800 2009 more...]]> 40102 0316010669 9780316010665 25988 3549 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255630010m/40102.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40102.Blink 3 1 true Sun Jan 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 31 21:25:11 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 06 23:14:57 -0800 2009 more...]]> 873537 0141014598 9780141014593 139 27 3.66 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/873537.Blink_The_Power_of_Thinking_Without_Thinking 5 2 false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 21 16:52:13 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 01 22:32:14 -0700 2008 Definitely one of the most amazing books that anyone might read.
I don't know… what am i fascinated by ?? The concept of this book or the author's cleverness !!

This book is about the power of the first impression of- the first two seconds-, how it affects our d...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=858288