Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking in Challenge: 50 Books

Apr 04, 2009 Ed rated it it was ok

Shelves: reviewed, essays-politics-science-religion, non-fiction

I didn't learn much from this book that I did not already know. I am beginning to suspect that Malcolm Gladwell is not writing books that uncover valuable facts that we should know, but rather is writing books that restate facts we already know but in an interesting way.

I like his anecdotal stories very much which is why I finished the book - hoping for more stories. When he lays out the facts, though, his writing is no more interesting than any other scientific author.

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Dec 07, 2008 Patrick rated it liked it

Blink is a pretty good book about trusting your intuition in making decisions but it has to be bound by certain rules to work well. I thought it was interesting point that Gladwell makes that more information does not necessarily mean a better decision especially when it comes to insight problems. In fact when it comes to insight problems logical thinking does not work since logical thinking relies on the left brain and insight problems are inherently a right brain function.

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Jul 04, 2008 Benjamin rated it did not like it

Shelves: non-fiction-read

Gladwell is one of the biggest purveyors of modern claptrap. This books mutton dressed as intellectual lamb. Perhaps worse is nothing the book says is original or surprising. A real lightweight.

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