Blink Book by Malcolm Gladwell

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Blink:-The-Power-of-Thinking-Without-Thinking-Book-by-Malcolm-Gladwell-Blink-The-Power-of-Thinking-Without-Thinking-Book-by-Malcolm-Gladwell-Blink-Book-by-Malcolm-Gladwell-Drawing-on-cutting-edge-neuroscience-and-psychology-and-displaying-all-of-the-brilliance-that-made-The-Tipping-Point-a-classic,-Blink-changes-the-way-you’ll-understand-every-decision-you-make.-Never-again-will-you-think-about-thinking-the-same-way.Malcolm-Gladwell-redefined-how-we-understand-the-world-around-us.-Now,-in-Blink,-he-revolutionizes-the-way-we-understand-the-world-within.-Blink-is-a-book-about-how-we-think-without-thinking,-about-choices-that-seem-to-be-made-in-an-instant—in-the-blink-of-an-eye—that-actually-aren’t-as-simple-as-they-seem.-Why-are-some-people-brilliant-decision-makers,-while-others-are-consistently-inept?-Why-do-some-people-follow-their-instincts-and-win,-while-others-end-up-stumbling-into-error?-How-do-our-brains-really-work—in-the-office,-in-the-classroom,-in-the-kitchen,-and-in-the-bedroom?-And-why-are-the-best-decisions-often-those-that-are-impossible-to-explain-to-others?In-Blink-we-meet-the-psychologist-who-has-learned-to-predict-whether-a-marriage-will-last,-based-on-a-few-minutes-of-observing-a-couple;-the-tennis-coach-who-knows-when-a-player-will-double-fault-before-the-racket-even-makes-contact-with-the-ball;-the-antiquities-experts-who-recognize-a-fake-at-a-glance.-Here,-too,-are-great-failures-of-“blink”:-the-election-of-Warren-Harding;-“New-Coke”;-and-the-shooting-of-Amadou-Diallo-by-police.-Blink-reveals-that-great-decision-makers-aren’t-those-who-process-the-most-information-or-spend-the-most-time-deliberating,-but-those-who-have-perfected-the-art-of-“thin-slicing”—filtering-the-very-few-factors-that-matter-from-an-overwhelming-number-of-variables.