Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (839 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00097DWY0 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Wow! Just Wow! Engaging Read You Won't Want to Put Down! This is a read for an Ethics and the Media class. Mind-blowing! Truly a fantastic read and I feel like I learned a lot about how different types of thinking give us better results in different scenarios. The stories within are fascinating and the entire class raved about our favoritess and how incredible the processes worked. Really makes you look at the world differently, and it a good way. A classmate had read another Gladwell title - I am excited to fi. Have you ever wondered what your brain does when you need to make a decision? Malcolm Gladwell is a great author and I have read other books that he has written but I think that I liked this one the best. It delves into how we make decisions subconsciously and how if we are more aware of the way that we make decisions we can help eliminate inherent bias. I had to read this for a Decision Theory Graduate Course as part of my MBA and I am glad that I did. I think the more aware we are of how we make decisions the more we can make goo. HUNCHES, INSTINCT, INTUITION Astore The types of judgments and decision makings that can be done quickly, almost spontaneously are the main idea. Gladwell describes this mental process as rapid cognition and what he calls thin slicing, the idea of taking in a very thin slice of information when we have to make sense of a situation in a very short time. There are many examples and stories that describe these processes along the book. What is important about this snap judgments is that it req
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.--Barbara Mackoff. Gladwell, the best-selling author of The Tipping Point, campaigns for snap judgments and mind reading with a gift for translating research into splendid storytelling. Gladwell includes caveats about leaping to conclusions: marketers can manipulat
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. --Barbara Mackoff. 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. He underlines studies about autism, facial reading and cardio uptick to urge training that enhances high-stakes decision-making. Gladwell, the best-selling author of The Tipping Point, 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.