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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking | Malcolm Gladwell
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TheDaysGoBy
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Listened to this on audio. Thought it was pretty interesting overall. Thought it would be more of a thing about how to make decisions faster but really it explained why/how we‘re able to make split second decisions/judgments with seemingly limited info. Still learned a lot and was definitely intriguing

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Coffeymuse
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I've been MIA this week and haven't gotten my October #Roll100 books announced.

I think the universe wants me to read “Blink“ and I'm also very interested in the Crazy Horse book.

I've got a lot checked out and don't know how much I'll get read in October.

@Puddlejumper

PuddleJumper Whoo! 2y
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anushkachhadva
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I really, really enjoyed reading this book. It‘s almost like you‘re thinking, analyzing and evaluating every moment while reading. I have always liked Malcolm Gladwell‘s philosophy . He has good set of examples to build his points. This read is an insight to how important it is to trust your instincts and to know when to trust your instincts.

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ladygrey
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My spring break read! 🧠

IuliaC Great read! 2y
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marleed
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Outliers and Talking to Strangers had a huge impact on me and those in my world have likely grown weary of my referencing Malcolm Gladwell. Although this didn‘t land with quite as significant an impact I‘m sure before the holidays are over I‘ll find reason to refer to ‘thin-slicing‘!

IuliaC I remember I liked the way he explained how the “active unconscious“ worked and made me think of intuition in general 😊 2y
Suet624 @IuliaC well now you‘ve made me want to read this. My intuition is turbo charged and I‘m not sure why. Maybe gladwell can explain it. 2y
marleed @IuliaC @Suet624 I love the way he weaves his book together to make such interesting points. Sue, you must be a thin-slicer! 2y
Suet624 Hahaha. I don‘t know what that means but I‘m intrigued. 2y
marleed @Suet624 I can‘t wait to find out what you think of the book and if you agree you are indeed, a thin-slicer! 2y
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nabilnhd
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This book is about those moments when we 'know' something without knowing why!

nabilnhd "Truly successful decision making relies on a balance between deliberate and instinctive thinking." 3y
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Samreamer
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Love me some Malcolm Gladwell. Been listening to his podcast, Revisionist History, so I finally had to branch out to one of his books. It was very well researched and interesting— classic Gladwell. Fairly short read considering I usually read fantasy books the size of my head, so give it a try! 7/10

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janjanregala
Mehso-so

How intuition works in a instant, a good to know book.

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JenReadsAlot
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I finally finished a book this month!! The election distracted me.... #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks #nfn2020 @rsteve388 @Clwojick

TheAromaofBooks It's been several years since I read this one, but I remember thinking it was quite intriguing. 3y
Clwojick I‘m heard great things about this author. Glad you enjoyed it! 3y
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JenReadsAlot
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
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LisaLovesToRead
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Gladwell consistently shows situations where there is more than meets the eye.

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Megabooks
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As I continue to make my way through Gladwell‘s backlist, I found this one particularly timely in the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake.

Gladwell, who is half Jamaican, got the idea after being accosted by three NYC police officers after he had grown his hair out. ⬆️ They said he looked like a rape suspect. One of the aspects of the book was him looking at racial bias and police thoughts in the blink of believed danger and how to fight this. ⬇️

Megabooks ⬆️ He also discusses other types of initial impressions, such as the 1980s Pepsi Challenge that led to New Coke, which I liked. 🤷🏻‍♀️ And why Coke got it wrong. As well as why blind auditions led to more women in symphony orchestras, especially in the brass section. His books haven‘t failed to make me think yet! 4⭐️ (edited) 4y
BarbaraBB Sounds intense. Great review! 4y
Megabooks @BarbaraBB thank you! His books are intense but also very interesting and well researched. 4y
Hooked_on_books I really like him. I find his books thought-provoking and I love his Revisionist History podcast. 4y
Megabooks @Hooked_on_books me too. Thanks for the suggestion! 4y
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CaitlinByTheBook
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I recently finished re-reading Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. I love his books and now I‘ve listened to his podcast as well. I can‘t get enough of the content he publishes. #nonfiction #malcolmgladwell #bookshelves

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JackieGreco
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Psychology meets Gladwell. Quite the combo!

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JMEdwards
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"He created the conditions for successful spontaneity. "

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Sharpeipup
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Another puzzle for hubby and another #audiobook for me.

wanderinglynn Yay for puzzles! ❤️🧩 4y
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matthewlee
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Enjoyed it, lots of good points regarding the power of subconscious thinking. Remember reading this in college and the first time I heard of Dr. Gottmans research (which has been well referenced in many other readings...!)

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britt_brooke
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⭐️⭐️⭐️ After recently hearing the insanely intelligent and likable Gladwell on Armchair Expert (Dax Shepard‘s podcast), I immediately listened to his latest book: “Talking to Strangers.” Now, I‘m shuffling through his backlist. He brings forth such interesting topics and insights. This focuses on the power of rapid cognition, “thin slicing” inside and outside of context, and manipulating first impressions.

violabrain I used to love Malcolm Gladwell as well until I read this article: https://www.thecrimson.com/column/behavioral-economist/article/2014/8/7/why-you-... Just some food for thought... 4y
britt_brooke @violabrain Interesting article - thanks! Fortunately, I haven‘t been taking his thoughts and correlations as scientific fact. 😉 He‘s just really clever at linking stories together, broadly theorizing, and making people think. 4y
TheBookStacker Talking with Strangers is our book club pick for this month! 4y
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britt_brooke @TheBookStacker Curious to hear how you all like it. It should generate an interesting discussion. 4y
britt_brooke @Cinfhen That‘s awesome! It‘s on my TBR. 4y
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Blackink_WhitePaper
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It‘s a brilliant book about our judgements. It‘s better to go with our gut feelings, rather than analysing & reanalysing Pros &cons. But there is some negative side too for this snap judgement. Book is full of interesting experiments & evidences which are easy to understand.

But there was one problem. It was a slow read, as I used to lose the track of names in the experiments & many times read twice.
#ReadwithMrBook #onewordtittle #litsyatoz #B

LinesUponAPage Interesting shaped grapes! Sounds like a good book. 4y
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Blackink_WhitePaper
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1. Tagged book. #ReadwithMrBook

2.Audiobooks

3.Mark on the wall by Virginia Woolf

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

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Mrs.Bolduc

“Our unconscious is a powerful force. But it's fallible. [...] So, when should we trust our instincts, and when should we be wary of them?“ (15).

In other words, sometimes we have a feeling about something in our “gut,“ but we don't trust it. Malcolm Gladwell asks this Tough Question to get his reader to wonder “When is it okay to trust our gut?“ And “When do I need more information in order to make a decision?“

Shornet yes sir this book is interesting 4y
.ioisblocked Wat does “fallible“ mean? 4y
.ioisblocked Spoiler alert: it means something along the lines of being able to make a mistake; which I intentionally made in misspelling “what“. 4y
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Bigboypoppy This book sounds interesting and wise
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brazzy.kari do you have the book in the library? 4y
skinny purple worm @.ioisblocked bad (edited) 4y
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avenurmeots
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"... decisions made very quickly can be every bit as good as decisions made cautiously and deliberately. /.../ Our instinctive reactions often have to compete with all kinds of other interests and emotions and sentiments. So, when should we trust our instincts, and when should we be wary of them? /.../ ...snap judgements and first impressions can be educated and controlled."

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Kell1
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Third Malcolm Gladwell book I am reading this year. It's fascinating how he finds these simple topics and manages to change our paradigm with unusual yet compelling arguments. Blink is a very interesting read about first impressions, auto-pilot responses, profiling and bias. The book won't give you a guide in how to use the "blink method", it instead raises awareness about it calling for further introspection of oneself about first impressions.

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flyyrobyn
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#accountabilitypost. This is me attempting to read at least 10 of these titles in one month before I go back to work. 😅All of these are pretty short—200-350 pages. Can I do it? Probably not. But I‘m certainly going to try. Tell me what to read next! I‘m halfway through Blink by Malcolm Gladwell now. #augustrush #readingchallenge 📚📚✅🏁

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CollapsingLibrary
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⭐️3/5
Good information on human intuition and micro-splicing, however, it felt repetitive. Also, it lacked application. The book spent a majority of its time giving us questions and examples and only a couple pages on what to do with this information. I think if we got more of a “here‘s what to do now” section, the book would be better.

SamAnne I‘m kind of feeling over Malcom Gladwell. Altho I know he has some interesting insights. 5y
CollapsingLibrary Honestly, I am too. This is the second book of his that I‘ve read (on accident) and something about him just rubs me the wrong way 5y
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readify
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Wow

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Julz422
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Ooo man. This took me a while to read. I am a fan of Gladwell‘s Revisionist History podcast so a friend leant this to me. The points that are made in this book are noteworthy and Gladwell uses a lot of studies, research, and examples to back them up. But it‘s a lot of studies. Like a lot. The book is mainly examples and tests which I appreciate but made it tough to sit down and enjoy reading.

CollapsingLibrary I felt the same way about the amount of tests and studies included. I wish there was more written about how to apply the given information to our lives 5y
Julz422 @hjreviews agree completely! 5y
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Rachel.Rencher
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If we've been friends on here for a while, then you may know that I'm a huge psychology nerd. I got my 4 year degree in psych just because I thought it was interesting. 🤓 This book totally scratched that itch for me. I love how Gladwell compiled various studies and scenarios to show how people make decisions. It was really interesting, and I think even non-psychology majors would enjoy reading this one!

TheBookgeekFrau I LOVED this book! (actually love all his books) 5y
Rachel.Rencher @C.Perone Surprisingly this was my first Gladwell! I have The Tipping Point, and I'm going to read that one soon! 5y
TheBookgeekFrau You won't be disappointed! 5y
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AlaMich I think getting your degree in a field just because you are passionate about it is underrated. I wish I had done that. 5y
Rachel.Rencher @AlaMich Thank you! I'm going back for education and literature now. Turns out I can't really work in the psychology field without a masters and a lot of statistics. 😜 5y
andrew61 I really enjoy revisionist history so this looks very interesting. 5y
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Rachel.Rencher
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I lied, I thought I only needed to read The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe today, but I also have to get through a few chapters of this book for work.

I have another Malcolm Gladwell called The Tipping Point, but I haven't read it. Has anyone else read Gladwell? What did you think? I'll have to teach this book over the summer. 🤓📚

Kimberlone The Tipping Point and Outliers are both fantastic. I also recommend his podcast Revisionist History! 5y
JamieArc I haven‘t read his books yet, but I‘ve seen him speak and listened to the podcast as well. He‘s good stuff. 5y
Lucas.Rencher It sounds interesting! 5y
eraderneely Gladwell narrates his own audiobooks and they‘re good, so you could supplement with audio time if your library has it. 5y
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Jschultzems
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(Disclaimer: I listened to the Audio) A deeper look at the decisions we make and why our first impression is almost always the best choice.

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Allisonlane
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Malcolm Gladwell is an incredible story teller. This book blew my mind as he essentially talked about your “gut” reaction and there‘s actually a reason for it.

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IuliaC
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Julz422
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Have been listening to his Revisionist History podcast so a friend leant me this. So far so good!

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mrp27
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Moony Oh nice pic! 😍 6y
julesG That stone 😍 6y
mrp27 @Moony @julesG I can't take too much credit. My pic but my aunts bookshelf and stone. 🤗 6y
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TheBookgeekFrau
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Damn coffee stains on a well-loved book😔

The brain works in such strange and mysterious and fascinating ways 🧠💜

#ReadingResolutions #SimilarBooks

Bklover Those are just signs that it‘s well loved! 6y
TheBookgeekFrau @Bklover I know, but still; I feel like such a book abuser 😱😄 6y
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Court7
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Did not love this as I have others by this author. The topics just weren't as interesting and the writing felt wander-y.

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slzbth

...people are [more often than not] ignorant of the things that affect their actions, yet they rarely feel ignorant. We need to accept our ignorance and say 'I don't know‘ more often.

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ThisIsLilli
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This is just an insane book, full of facts and explanations that it‘s difficult to believe. It‘s extremely well-researched and easy to read and understand, with plenty of contextual evidence to illuminate the points made. I couldn‘t recommend this enough to anyone interested in psychology, social & cultural studies, and even applied economics. Well worth the read, and I‘m looking forward to attempting Gladwell‘s other works!

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Bknrdadventures
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Gladwell combines an easy writing style that will appeal to most with intricate research and synthesis of several different scenarios. By the end of the book, the starring players were easily remembered because Gladwell constantly connects different situations to his previously mentioned examples. His premise gets lost in favor of the stories occasionally, but the fascinating stories make this seem like an advantage, rather than a detriment.

RaimeyGallant I remember really enjoying Outliers. 6y
Bknrdadventures @RaimeyGallant That‘s on my to-read list!😀 6y
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Jess7
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1. Picture from #BlinkCincinnati 💡💥
2. Not sure yet, it‘s #WineWednesday though so 🍷
3. Not sure, maybe #HiddenFigures (better than the book)
4. #Kindle edition of #Rooms by #LaurenOliver
5. The font on my mouse pad at work is red.
#Wine #Blink #BlinkCincy #BlinkCinci #HumpDayPost

MinDea Ummm... I should probably partake in #WineWednesday.... 🥂 6y
Jess7 Yes, I think you should. My girlfriends call it “#wineaboutitWednesday” (pun /spelling intended) 🍷 #WeOlive near my work has half priced bottles of wine on Wednesdays so it‘s perfect! :-) 6y
Pamwurtzler Where was that picture taken? I didn‘t see that! 6y
Jess7 Near Findlay market. @Pamwurtzler 6y
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Dragon
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An assortment of #minimilistcovers #jubilantjuly from my very eclectic tbr piles.

mrozzz 👌🏻👍🏻🤘🏻 7y
Dragon Thanks 🙏 @mrozzz 7y
Caroline2 The boy in the striped pyjamas is so good!! 👍🏻 7y
Dragon Thanks @Caroline2 I really must make the time and read it. I've only heard positive reviews 😀🐉 7y
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BookishBeth
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The book was out of the bag for less than a minute before Beans decided it was a snack. My book has been cat-eared. 😹😾

jfalkens My books get cat-eared sometimes 😺 7y
DebinHawaii Lucky for me my Max rubs and doesn't chew or bite the books. There is occasional drool though! 🐱❤️📚 7y
BookishBeth @jfalkens I'm glad to know Beans isn't a totally weirdo😹 @DebinHawaii I'm hoping he'll grow out of it. 🤞 7y
jfalkens @BookishBeth my cats have mostly grown out of it(they are 8, 7 1/2 and 6 now), it only happens occasionally now ☺ 7y
jfalkens @DebinHawaii thats what my girls do now 😊 7y
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BoldCityBooks
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I may. E one of the few people in the world that thinks Gladwell is overrated. I just wish he would get to the point. Not a terrible book but not great either.

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BOOKFOX
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#SundayMorning #read with a cup of #greentea. 🍵 I have never read a #nonfiction book? I guess that's something to cross off of my #bucketlist! So far, I am loving #Blink. It really has me thinking!

kiminreverse I love a good novel too, but I feel like it's easier for me to know whether I'll like a nonfiction book or not. 7y
BOOKFOX @kiminreverse So true! Its easier to form a first impression of nonfiction than fantasy. Funny enough - "first impressions" are a big part of what Blink is about! 7y
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Hassaan

Started Reading this Book will be sharing my thoughts and fav quotes later 😍😎