Blink: Inteligencia Intuitiva / Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking : �por Que Sabemos La Verdad En DOS Segundos?

from dk_phoenix

What an interesting book! I can't say it was particularly revolutionary, or immensely thought-provoking, or even that I fully agree with all of Gladwell's concepts, but I'm glad I took the time to read this one through. The book takes a gander at the concept of 'thin-slicing', or making judgments...

from KR_Patterson

This was really good, but I don't think I'm any more clear at the end than when I started how this information will help me. I love the idea of our unconscious working at levels that our conscious mind cannot. I know I often have gut instincts I ignore because I reason them out and get confused w...

from robeik

Not much to add to the 365 reviews in LT to date. A nice short read that essentially says that gut feelings are often the best way to go, but with a warning that it exposes our hidden biases which can have poor/bad outcomes. Starts well, but gets a bit muddy.

from zot79

Blink is a fascinating survey of how the human mind perceives the world, especially in the first two seconds of an encounter. The author balances examples of the mind's incredible power to almost instantly and unconsciously thin slice a situation and reach amazingly accurate conclusions on the sl...

from mbmackay

Malcolm Gladwell's book is about one of the two different ways of thinking - the fast or intuitive. He is a masterful writer of this type of book, popularising the original work or thoughts of others. He writes such clear and lucid sentences, and has a wonderful knack for choosing the telling exa...