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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 ... Goodreadshelpsyoukeeptrackofbooksyouwanttoread. Startbymarking“Blink:ThePowerofThinkingWithoutThinking”asWanttoRead: WanttoRead saving… WanttoRead CurrentlyReading Read Othereditions Enlargecover WanttoRead saving… Errorratingbook.Refreshandtryagain. Ratethisbook Clearrating 1of5stars2of5stars3of5stars4of5stars5of5stars OpenPreview SeeaProblem? We’dloveyourhelp. Letusknowwhat’swrongwiththispreviewof BlinkbyMalcolmGladwell. Problem: It’sthewrongbook It’sthewrongedition Other Details(ifother):   Cancel Thanksfortellingusabouttheproblem. ReturntoBookPage Notthebookyou’relookingfor? Preview—Blink byMalcolmGladwell Blink:ThePowerofThinkingWithoutThinking by MalcolmGladwell, BarryFox, IrinaHenegar(Translator) 3.95  ·  Ratingdetails ·  543,877 ratings  ·  16,816 reviews Drawingoncutting-edgeneuroscienceandpsychologyanddisplayingallofthebrilliancethatmadeTheTippingPointaclassic,Blinkchangesthewayyou'llunderstandeverydecisionyoumake.Neveragainwillyouthinkaboutthinkingthesameway.MalcolmGladwellredefinedhowweunderstandtheworldaroundus.Now,inBlink,herevolutionizesthewayweunderstandthewo Drawingoncutting-edgeneuroscienceandpsychologyanddisplayingallofthebrilliancethatmadeTheTippingPointaclassic,Blinkchangesthewayyou'llunderstandeverydecisionyoumake.Neveragainwillyouthinkaboutthinkingthesameway.MalcolmGladwellredefinedhowweunderstandtheworldaroundus.Now,inBlink,herevolutionizesthewayweunderstandtheworldwithin.Blinkisabookabouthowwethinkwithoutthinking,aboutchoicesthatseemtobemadeinaninstant-intheblinkofaneye-thatactuallyaren'tassimpleastheyseem.Whyaresomepeoplebrilliantdecisionmakers,whileothersareconsistentlyinept?Whydosomepeoplefollowtheirinstinctsandwin,whileothersendupstumblingintoerror?Howdoourbrainsreallywork-intheoffice,intheclassroom,inthekitchen,andinthebedroom?Andwhyarethebestdecisionsoftenthosethatareimpossibletoexplaintoothers?InBlinkwemeetthepsychologistwhohaslearnedtopredictwhetheramarriagewilllast,basedonafewminutesofobservingacouple;thetenniscoachwhoknowswhenaplayerwilldouble-faultbeforetheracketevenmakescontactwiththeball;theantiquitiesexpertswhorecognizeafakeataglance.Here,too,aregreatfailuresof"blink":theelectionofWarrenHarding;"NewCoke";andtheshootingofAmadouDiallobypolice.Blinkrevealsthatgreatdecisionmakersaren'tthosewhoprocessthemostinformationorspendthemosttimedeliberating,butthosewhohaveperfectedtheartof"thin-slicing"-filteringtheveryfewfactorsthatmatterfromanoverwhelmingnumberofvariables. ...more GetACopy AmazonOnlineStores ▾AudibleBarnes&NobleWalmarteBooksAppleBooksGooglePlayAbebooksBookDepositoryAlibrisIndigoBetterWorldBooksIndieBoundThriftbooksLibraries Paperback,296pages Published April3rd2007 byBackBayBooks (firstpublishedJanuary11th2005) MoreDetails... OriginalTitle Blink:ThePowerofThinkingWithoutThinking ISBN 0316010669 (ISBN13:9780316010665) EditionLanguage English OtherEditions(128) AllEditions | AddaNewEdition | Combine ...LessDetail EditDetails FriendReviews Toseewhatyourfriendsthoughtofthisbook, pleasesignup. ReaderQ&A Toaskotherreadersquestionsabout Blink, pleasesignup. PopularAnsweredQuestions Interesting,buttoolongtocovertheideasmentionedinthisbook.Thebookisworthreading,especiallyifyouareaverypatientperson.Butwhyitshouldbesolong? 31likes · like 7yearsago Seeall5answers NaviSinghBhati It'slongbecausehetriedtocompilefactsnotfiction.Theresearchpartiswhatmakesitabitheavyread.Itdoesrequirealotofpatiencebutin…moreIt'slongbecausehetriedtocompilefactsnotfiction.Theresearchpartiswhatmakesitabitheavyread.Itdoesrequirealotofpatiencebutintheend,it'sworthit.(less) flag how'sthebookblink......??? isitboring....??? 6likes · like 7yearsago Seeall5answers Nuno Iwouldn'tsayit'sboring,butabitrepetitive.Likealotof"business/non-fiction"typebooksIread,Ithinkthebookcouldbedistilledtohal…moreIwouldn'tsayit'sboring,butabitrepetitive.Likealotof"business/non-fiction"typebooksIread,Ithinkthebookcouldbedistilledtohalf,ifnotmorethanit'ssize.I.e.,yougetthepointtheauthoristryingtomakebythenendofchapter2or3.Iactuallydidn'tfinishreadingbecauseIdidn'tthinkIwouldgetalotmorefromit.(less) flag Seeall9questionsaboutBlink… ListswithThisBook BestNon-Fiction(nobiographies) 5,892books — 8,365voters BestBooksoftheDecade:2000s 6,975books — 28,342voters Morelistswiththisbook... CommunityReviews Showing1-30 Averagerating 3.95  ·  Ratingdetails  ·  543,877 ratings  ·  16,816 reviews AllLanguagesAzərbaycandili‎(1) BahasaIndonesia‎(70) BahasaMelayu‎(1) Dansk‎(2) Deutsch‎(7) Eesti‎(2) English‎(15838) Español‎(82) Français‎(5) Italiano‎(11) Latviešuvaloda‎(3) Lietuviųkalba‎(2) Magyar‎(1) Nederlands‎(12) Norsk‎(2) Polski‎(8) Português‎(25) Pусскийязык‎(14) Română‎(6) Slovenčina‎(2) Slovenščina‎(2) Suomi‎(5) Svenska‎(5) TiếngViệt‎(26) Türkçe‎(14) WikangTagalog‎(1) hrvatski‎(1) česky,čeština‎(4) Ελληνικά‎(2) българскиезик‎(7) монгол‎(1) українська‎(4) العربية‎(34) فارسی‎(12) தமிழ்‎(1) ไทย‎(3) 中文‎(0) 한국어‎(1) Morefilters  |  Sortorder StartyourreviewofBlink:ThePowerofThinkingWithoutThinkingWriteareview Oct18,2007 MattKosinski ratedit itwasok Here'sBlinkinanutshell:Splitdecisionscanbegood;betterthandecisionswherewetakealotoftimetocarefullyweighouroptionsandusescientificevidence.Exceptwhenthey'renot.Rapidcognitionisanexcitingandpowerfulwaytouseyourbrain'squick,intuitivecapabilitiestomakestunninglyaccuratedecisions,andcanevenleadyoutohavebettersuccessinsports,businessandpolitics.Exceptwhenitwon't.Weshouldlearntotrustoursnapjudgments,eveninseeminglycomplexsi Here'sBlinkinanutshell:Splitdecisionscanbegood;betterthandecisionswherewetakealotoftimetocarefullyweighouroptionsandusescientificevidence.Exceptwhenthey'renot.Rapidcognitionisanexcitingandpowerfulwaytouseyourbrain'squick,intuitivecapabilitiestomakestunninglyaccuratedecisions,andcanevenleadyoutohavebettersuccessinsports,businessandpolitics.Exceptwhenitwon't.Weshouldlearntotrustoursnapjudgments,eveninseeminglycomplexsituationswherewedon'thavealotofinformation.Exceptnotreally.Basicallythebookgivesscientificandanecdotalevidenceonwhyrapidcognitioncanbebothagoodandbadthing,withoutofferingusmuchadviseonhowtotellthedifferencebetweensituationswhereweshouldorshouldn'ttrustourinstincts.TherearemanytimeswhenIfeltthatGladwellcontradictedhimself.Tosupporthis"rapidcognitionisgood"sectionofthebook,heusesanexampleofapsychologicaltestwherestudentswereabletotellwhetherornotaprofessorwasgoodattheirjobbysimplywatchinga5secondclipofthemlecturingwiththesoundturnedoff.Theresultsbasicallycorrespondedwithimpressionsgivenbyotherstudentswhospentanentireclasswiththoseprofessors-thusprovingthatthereissomemysteriousandpowerfulpartofoursubconsciousthatcanmakeaccuratesnapjudgments.Butthenlateroninthebook,inthe"rapidcognitionisbad"section,Gladwellwarnsusthat,ingeneral,peopleinstantlyliketall,attractivewhitepeoplebetterthanshort,unattractiveminorities.WELLDUH!OBVIOUSLYTHESTUDENTSRATINGTHEPROFESSORSWEREBIASEDBYWHETHERORNOTTHEYWERETALL,WHITE,ORATTRACTIVE!Mysterysolved!WhileGladwellbringsupsomeinterestingconcepts,hisbooknevergelsintoacoherentwhole.Ireadmostofitinunderadayandalreadymyrapidcognitionistellingmeit'snotworthfinishing. ...more flag 1107likes · Like  · seereview Viewall87comments Apr29,2007 DocOpp ratedit didnotlikeit Asanempiricalpsychologistbytraining,Igetveryannoyedatjournalistswhosimplifythingstothepointthatitsnolongerevenremotelyaccurate.SuchisthecaseforBlink.Thisisespeciallyannoyingtome,becausethebookdescribesmyareaofresearchspecialization.Ifyou'reinterestedinafunread,Gladwelliscertainlyanengagingauthor.Ifyou'relookingforsomethingthataccuratelydescribestheresearch,I'drecommendlookingelsewhere.Forexample,ScottPlous's"thepsychol Asanempiricalpsychologistbytraining,Igetveryannoyedatjournalistswhosimplifythingstothepointthatitsnolongerevenremotelyaccurate.SuchisthecaseforBlink.Thisisespeciallyannoyingtome,becausethebookdescribesmyareaofresearchspecialization.Ifyou'reinterestedinafunread,Gladwelliscertainlyanengagingauthor.Ifyou'relookingforsomethingthataccuratelydescribestheresearch,I'drecommendlookingelsewhere.Forexample,ScottPlous's"thepsychologyofjudgmentanddecisionmaking"(which,despitethetitle,isnottextbooklike),ortheHeathbrothers'"Madetostick". ...more flag 430likes · Like  · seereview Viewall34comments Sep09,2019 AhmadSharabiani ratedit reallylikedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition Shelves: canadian, 21th-century, non-fiction, self-help, psychology, science, business, literature Blink:ThePowerofThinkingWithoutThinking,MalcolmGladwellTheauthordescribesthemainsubjectofhisbookas"thin-slicing":ourabilitytouselimitedinformationfromaverynarrowperiodofexperiencetocometoaconclusion.ThebookbeginswiththestoryoftheGettyKouros(ArchaicGreeksculptorsreducedhumananatomyandmusculatureinthesestatuestodecorativepatterningonthesurfaceofthemarble.),whichwasastatuebroughttotheJ.PaulGettyMuseuminCalifornia.Itwas Blink:ThePowerofThinkingWithoutThinking,MalcolmGladwellTheauthordescribesthemainsubjectofhisbookas"thin-slicing":ourabilitytouselimitedinformationfromaverynarrowperiodofexperiencetocometoaconclusion.ThebookbeginswiththestoryoftheGettyKouros(ArchaicGreeksculptorsreducedhumananatomyandmusculatureinthesestatuestodecorativepatterningonthesurfaceofthemarble.),whichwasastatuebroughttotheJ.PaulGettyMuseuminCalifornia.Itwasthoughtbymanyexpertstobelegitimate,butwhenothersfirstlookedatit,theirinitialresponseswereskeptical.Forexample,GeorgeDespinis,headoftheAcropolisMuseuminAthens,said"Anyonewhohaseverseenasculpturecomingoutofthegroundcouldtellthatthinghasneverbeenintheground".عنوانهاینسخههایترجمهشدهبهفارسیازاینکتاب:«تصمیمآنی»؛«دریکچشمبههمزدن:اندیشیدنبدوناندیشیدن»؛«دریکچشمبههمزدنقدرتتفکرخودرابدونفکرکردندرخشاننمائیدباخواندناینکتاباعتمادبهنفسخودرابدستآورید»؛«یکنگاه؛بایکنگاه:هنرفکرکردنبدونفکرکردن»؛«چشمک»؛«نگاهاول:سفریبهدنیایناشناختهوپراعجازضمیرناخودآگاه»؛«هنرظریففکر‌خوانی»؛«دریکچشمبههمزدن»؛«دریکچشمبرهمزدن»؛نویسنده:مالکولمگلادول؛تاریخنخستینخوانشروزدهمماهسپتامبرسال2009میلادیعنوان:تصمیمآنی؛نویسنده:مالکولمگلادول؛مترجم:عباس‌مظاهری؛تهران:میثاقهمکاران،سال1385؛در420ص؛شابک9649576029؛موضوع:شهودازنویسندگانکانادا-سده21معنوان:دریکچشمبههمزدن:اندیشیدنبدوناندیشیدن؛نویسنده:ملکومگلدول؛مترجم:مهدیقراچه‌داغی؛تهران:پیکان،سال‏‫1386؛در220ص؛شابک9789643285784؛عنوان:دریکچشمبههمزدنقدرتتفکرخودرابدونفکرکردندرخشاننمائیدباخواندناینکتاباعتمادبهنفسخودرابدستآورید؛نویسندهمالکومگلدول؛مترجم:نویدگوران؛تهران:لبیب،سال1386؛در306ص؛شابک9789649482453؛عنوان:یکنگاه؛نویسنده:مالکومگلدول؛مترجم:زهرهخلیلی؛تهراننشرقطره‏‫،سال1387؛در248ص؛شابک9789643417857؛عنوان:بایکنگاه:هنرفکرکردنبدونفکرکردن؛نویسندهمالکومگلدول؛مترجمنوشینریشهری؛تهرانعصرشبکه،سال‏‫‏1389؛در258ص؛شابک9789649568188؛عنوان:چشمک؛نویسنده:مالکولمگلادول؛مترجم:کیومرثپارسای؛ویراستاراصغراندرودی؛کرج:دردانشبهمن،سال‏‫‏1393؛در226ص؛شابک9789641740681؛عنوان:نگاهاول:سفریبهدنیایناشناختهوپراعجازضمیرناخودآگاه؛نویسنده:مالکومگلدول؛مترجممیتراکدخدایان؛تهران،مروارید؛سال1390؛در264ص؛شابک9789641911883؛عنوان:هنرظریففکر‌خوانی؛نویسنده:مالکمگلدول؛مترجم:سپیدهعلی‌کاشانی؛تهران:نشرحریرشرکتسهامیانتشار‏‫،سال1391؛در168ص؛شابک9789642870295؛عنوان:دریکچشمبههمزدن؛نویسنده:مالکومگلدول؛مترجم:راحلهحسن‌زاده؛بامقدمه‌ایازعلیمیرصادقی؛تهراننشربارسا،سال‏‫1395؛در229ص؛شابک9786009682454؛عنوان:دریکچشمبرهمزدن؛نویسنده:مالکومگلدول؛مترجمان:سپیدهعلی‌کاشانی،محمدناصح؛تهرانآنیسا‏‫،سال‫1396؛در243ص،مصور،جدول،نمودار،شابک9789649311616؛‬‬چشمک؛یکنگاه،وعنوانهایدیگرکهآنبالانگاشتهام،عنوانهایبرگزیدهشدهیمترجمینتنهایککتابهستند؛کتابیدربارهیاین‌که،چگونهبدوناندیشیدنمیاندیشیم،دربارهیتصمیم‌هاییاست،کهدریکلحظهگرفتهمی‌شوندــدریکچشمبه‌همزدنــ؛وهمهیاین‌هابهآنسادگی‌هاکهبه‌دیدهمی‌آیند،نیستند؛چرابرخیازافراد،تصمیم‌گیرهایوالاییهستند،درحالی‌کهبرخیدیگرناتوانند؟چرابرخیپیروغرایزشانهستند،وبرندهمی‌شوند،درحالی‌کهعده‌ایدیگر،دراشتباه،دست‌وپامی‌زنند؟مغزما،واقعادراداره،درکلاس،درآشپزخانه،ودرخانه،چگونهکارمی‌کند؟وچرااغلببهترینتصمیمات،آن‌هاییهستند،کهتوضیحشانبرایدیگران،ناممکناست؟درکتاب«یکنگاه»،باروان‌شناسیآشنامی‌شویم،کهمی‌داندچطوربامشاهدهیچنددقیقه‌ایصحبتزوج‌ها،طولزندگیزناشوییآن‌هارا،پیش‌بینیکند؛مربیتنیسی،کهمی‌داند،پیشازاصابتراکتباتوپ،آیابازیکنخطامی‌کند،یاخیر؛متخصصانعتیقه‌شناسی،کهبایکنگاه،اصلبودن،یاتقلبیبودنآنشی‌ءرا،تشخیصمی‌دهند؛هم‌چنینشکست‌هایبزرگ،قضاوتدریکنگاهنیز،دراینکتابشرحدادهمی‌شوند:انتخاب«وارنهاردینگ»؛تولیدکوکایجدید؛وکشتن«دیالو»توسطپلیسرا؛کتاب«یکنگاه»فاشمی‌کند،کهتصمیم‌گیرنده‌هایبزرگ،آن‌هایینیستند،کهبیشتریناطلاعاترافرآوریمی‌کنند،یابیشترینزمانرا،صرفاندیشیدنمی‌نمایند،بلکهکسانیهستند،کههنرتمامعیار«برشنازک»را،دارند،یعنیازبینانواعویژگیهایمربوطبهیکمسئله،اصلی‌ترینآن‌هاراجدامی‌کنندنقلنمونهمتن:(پیشدرآمد:مجسمهایکهاصلنبود؛درسپتامبرسال1983میلادی،یکدلالآثارهنریبهنام«جیانفرانکوبهچینا»بهموزه«پاولگتیکالیفرنیا»مراجعهکرد؛اوادعامیکرد،مجسمهمرمرینیدراختیاردارد،کهمتعلقبهششسدهپیشازمیلاداست؛اینمجسمهمعروفبه«کورس»بودـمجسمهایازیکمردجوانبرهنهایستاده،بادستانیازدوطرفآویخته،وپایچپجلونهاده؛تاآنزماندرحدوددویستمجسمهکورسیازحفاریهایباستانشناسی،یاگورهایقدیمیبهدستآمدهبود،کهاغلبآنهادرهنگاماکتشاف،یامتلاشیشدهبودند،ویابدجوریآسیبدیدهبودند،امااینیکیتقریباسالمماندهبود؛ارتفاعاینمجسمهنزدیکبهدومتروبیستوپنجسانتیمتربود،وشفافیتیداشتکهآنراازبقیهمجسمههایاکتشافیمتمایزمیکرد؛اینیککشفخارقالعادهبود،ومبلغپیشنهادی«بهچینا»زیردهمیلیوندلاربود؛موزه«گتی»بااحتیاطواردعملشد؛مجسمه«کورس»رابهامانتگرفت،وتحقیقدقیقیراشروعکرد؛آیامجسمهبابقیهمجسمههایکورسیهمخوانیداشت؟جواببهظاهرآریبود؛شیوهیساختآنبهنظرمشابهمجسمه«کورسآناویسوس»درموزهملیباستانشناسی«آتن»بود،ومعنایشاینبودکهبازمانومکانخاصیمطابقتداشت؛اینمجسمهازکجاوچهزمانیپیداشدهبود؟هیچکسبهطوردقیقنمیدانست؛اما«بهچینا»مدارکیبهادارهحقوقیموزه«گتی»ارائهداد،کهحاویتاریخچهاخیرآنبود؛طبقمدارکموجود،«کورس»ازسال1930میلادی،درکلکسیونخصوصییکپزشک«سوییسی»بهنام«لوفنبرگر»نگهداریمیشد،کهخوداونیزآنراازدلالمعروفآثارهنری«یونانی»بهنام«روسس»خریدهبود؛برایبررسیهایدقیق،زمینشناسیبهنام«استنلیمارگولیس»ازدانشگاه«کالیفرنیا»بهموزهآمد،وبهمدتدوروزسطحمجسمهرابایکاستریومیکروسکوپبسیارحساسموردآزمایشقرارداد،وبعداززیرزانویراستمجسمه،تکهایبهقطریکسانتیمتروطولدوسانتیمترجداکرد،وبااستفادهازمیکروسکوپالکترونی،اشعهانکساریایکسواشعهفلورسنسیایکسبهتجزیهآنپرداختمارگولیسبهایننتیجهرسید،کهمجسمهازسنگمرمر«دُلومیت»معدنقدیمی«کیپوتی»درجزیره«تاسوس»ساختهشده،وسطحمجسمهبالایهینازکیازکربناتآهکپوشیدهشدهاستــکهبهگفتهویازاهمیتخاصیبرخورداربودــزیرا«دُلومیت»تنهادرطولقرنهاوبلکههزارههامیتواندتبدیلبهکربناتآهکشود؛بهعبارتدیگرمجسمهشیئیقدیمیبودوتقلبینبودموزه«گتی»ازاینمسئلهخشنودبود،وچهاردهماهپسازشروعتحقیقات،باخریدنمجسمهموافقتشد؛درپاییزسال1986میلادیمجسمهبرایاولینباربهنمایشگذاشتهشد؛«نیویورکتایمز»حکایتآنرادرصفحهیاولخودآورد؛چندماهبعد،متصدیاموالعتیقهیموزه،«ماریونترو»،گزارشیپرشوروبلندبالاازدستیابیموزهبهمجسمه،برایمجلهبرلینگتوننوشت«اکنونکورسباقامتیبرافراشتهودستانیمشتشدهحیاتمطمئنخویشراکهبرترینخصلتاووبرادرانشاستابرازمیکند.»وسپسپیروزمندانهنتیجهگیریکرد«اوچهخداباشدوچهانسانتجسمکاملنیرویتابناکبلوغهنریغرباست.»؛باتمامایناحوال،مشکلیوجودداشت؛مجسمهبهنظراصلنمیآمد،اولینکسیکهبهاینمشکلاشارهکرد،فردیبودبهنام«فدریکوزِری»،مورخهنرشناس«ایتالیایی»،کهعضوهیئتامنایموزهنیزبود؛وقتی«زِری»دردسامبرسال1983میلادیبهمحلنگهداریمجسمهرفت،تاآنراببیند،بیاختیاربهناخنهایآنخیرهشد؛البتهنمیخواستتوضیحیبرایاینمسئلهبدهد،امابهنظرشیکجایکارایرادداشت؛نفربعدی«اِوِلینهریسون»،یکیازبرجستهترینمتخصصانمجسمههای«یونانی»بود،کههنگاممعاملهنهایی،در«لسآنجلس»بود؛اوچنینبهخاطرمیآورد:آنزمان«آرتورهافتن»متصدیموزهبود،ومارابرایبازدیدبرد؛اوبایکحرکتپارچهرویمجسمهراپسزدوگفت،«خُب،اینهنوزمالمانیستاماتاچندهفتهدیگرخواهدشد.»؛ومنگفتم:«خیلیمتاسفمکهاینرامیشنوم.»،«هریسون»چهدیدهبود؟خودشنمیداند؛درهمانلحظهاول،وقتی«هافتن»پارچهراکنارزدهبود،آنچه«هریسون»حسکردهبود،یکالهامبود،یکاحساسغریزیازاینکهچیزیآنوسطاشکالداشت؛چندماهبعد«هافتن»،«تامسهاوینگ»مدیرسابقموزه«متروپولتین»رابرایبازدیدازمجسمه،بهکارگاهمرمّتموزهبرد؛«هاوینگ»همیشهاولینکلمهایراکهبادیدنچیزیازذهنشمیگذردیادداشتمیکند؛وهرگزفراموشنمیکنداولینکلمهایکهبادیدن«کورس»ازذهنشگذشتچهبود؛هاوینگمیگوید:آنکلمه«تازه»بودــ«تازه»،و«تازه»برایمجسمهایکهدوهزارسالقدمتداردکلمهمناسبینیست.؛«هاوینگ»بعدهاکهراجعبهآنلحظهفکرکرد،فهمیدچراچنینکلمهایبهذهنشخطورکردهبود:«مندرسیسیلیحفاریکردهبودم،جاییکهتکههاوقطعاتیازایندستپیدامیشوند،امااینیکیبههیچکدامشبیهنبود؛بهنظرمیرسیداینمجسمهکورسازتوییکیازهمینقوطیهایقهوهمرغوباستارباکسبیرونآمدهباشد!»؛«هاوینگ»روبه«هافتن»پرسید،«آیابرایآنپولیهمپرداختهاید؟»ووقتیباچهرهمتعجب«هافتن»مواجهشد،گفت،«اگرپرداختهایدسعیکنیدپسبگیریدومعاملهرافسخکنید.»؛مسئولانموزه«گتی»کمکمداشتندنگرانمیشدند،بنابراینسمپوزیومویژهایدرموردکورسدریونانبرپاکردند؛مجسمهرابستهبندیکردندوبهیونانفرستادند،وازمتخصصانارشدمجسمهشناسیدعوتکردند؛اینبارزمزمهیاسودلهرهبلندتربهگوشمیرسید؛«هریسون»درکنارمردیایستادهبودکهنامش«جرجدِسپینیس»بود،ورئیسموزه«آرکوپولیسآتن»؛«جرجدسپینیس»نگاهیبهکورسانداختورنگشپرید؛اوروبههریسونگفت:«هرکسیکباردرعمرشمجسمهایراکهازدلخاکبیرونکشیدهشده،دیدهباشدمیتواندتشخیصدهد،اینیکیزیرزمیننبودهاست.»«جورجیوسدانتاس»،رئیسجمعیتباستانشناسیآتن،بهمحضاینکهمجسمهرادیدتنشیخکرد؛اوگفت:«وقتیبرایاولینبارکورسرادیدماحساسکردمانگارشیشهایبینمنومجسمهکشیدهشدهاست.»؛درسمپوزیوم،«آنجلوسدِلیوریاس»مدیرموزه«بناکیآتن»نیزگفتههای«دانتاس»راتاییدکرد؛اوبهتفصیلازتناقضبینسبکساختمجسمه،واینواقعیتکهمرمرآنازمعادنتاسوساستخراجشدهاست،صحبتکرد،وسپسبهاصلمطلبرسید؛چرااوفکرمیکردکهمجسمهتقلبیاست؟زیراوقتیبرایاولینباربهآننگاهانداختهبودموجیازادراکودافعهیحسیدراوبرانگیختهشدهبود؛زمانیکهسمپوزیومبهپایانرسیددربیناکثرمدعوینایناتفاقنظروجودداشت،کهکورسابداآنچیزینیستکهتصورمیشدموزه«گتی»باتمامیمتخصصانووکلایخودوماههابررسیدقیقبهیکنتیجهرسیدهبود،وبرخیازبرجستهترینمتخصصانمجسمههاییونانیــتنهابایکنگاهواحساسدافعهحسیــبهنتیجهایدیگر؛حقباکدامیکبود؟برایمدتیهیچچیزمشخصنبود؛کورستبدیلبهمسئلهایشدهبودکهمتخصصانهنریدرکنفرانسهایمختلفبرسرآنبحثوجدلمیکردند؛امابعد،اندکاندک،ابهاماتماجرایگتیشروعبهروشنشدننمود؛برایمثالنامههاییکهوکلایگتیبهدقتپیگیریکردهبودندومشخصمیکردکهکورسمتعلقبهیکپزشکسوییسیبوده،جعلیازآبدرآمد؛یکیازنامههاییکهبهتاریخسال1952میلادیبودداراییککدپستیبود،کهتابیستسالپسازآنتاریخهنوزوجودخارجینداشت؛نامهدیگریکهتاریخسال1955میلادیراداشت،بهیکحساببانکیاشارهداشت،کهتاتاریخسال1963میلادیهنوزافتتاحنشدهبود؛دراصلنتیجهیماههاتحقیقفقطاینشدکهکورسموزه«گتی»همانسبکمجسمه«آناویسوس»راداشت،اماایننتیجهگیرینیزموردشکبود؛هرچهمتخصصانمجسمههاییونانی،دقیقتربهآننگاهمیکردند،بیشتربهالتقاطیبودنآنپیمیبردند؛هرقسمتازانداممجسمهمربوطبهزمانومکانمتفاوتیبود؛اندامباریکمردجوانبیشترشبیه«کورستنهآ»بودکهدرموزه«مونیخ»نگهداریمیشد،وموهایخوشحالتششبیهکورسموزهمتروپولتیننیویورک؛ودراینبینپاهایشچیزینبودندجزهنرمدرن،ازقضااینمجسمهازهمهبیشترشبیهمجسمهشکستهوکوچکتریبود،کهدرسال1990میلادی،توسطیکهنرشناس«بریتانیایی»در«سوییس»پیداشدهبود؛هردومجسمهازیکسنگمرمرمشابهوبایکسبکتراشیدهشدهبود؛اماکورسسوییسیمتعلقبهگذشتهنبود،بلکهدراوایلدهههشتاددرکارگاهیدررمساختهشدهبود؛پستحقیقاتعلمیکهمشخصمیکردسطحمجسمهکورس،تنهاپسازقرنهاوبلکههزارهها،میتواندبهچنینشکلیدرآید؛خوبآننتایجهمچندانقطعینبودند؛طبقآزمایشهاوبررسیهایبعدیزمینشناسدیگریبهایننتیجهرسید،کهبااستفادهازکپکسیبزمینی،میتواندرعرضچندماهسطحمجسمهمرمر«دلومیتی»رابهشکلکهنهوقدیمیدرآورد؛درکاتالوگموزه«گتی»تصویریازمجسمه«کورس»چاپشدهکهزیرآننوشتهشده«حدودپاصدوسیسالقبلازمیلاد،یا،مدرنجعلی.»؛زمانیکه«فدریکوزری»و«اِوِلینهریسون»و«تامسهاوینگ»و«جورجیوسدانتاس»ــوخیلیهایدیگرــبایکنگاهبهمجسمهدچاردافعهحسیشدندمطمئناحقداشتند؛آنهادرهماندوثانیهاولـدریکنگاهـبهشناختیازماهیتمجسمهدستیافتندکهتیمتخصصیموزه«گتی»پسازچهاردهماهتحقیقهنوزبهآننرسیدهبود؛یکنگاهکتابیاستدربارهیهماندوثانیهنخست)؛پایاننقلتاریخبهنگامرسانی03/01/1400هجریخورشیدی؛14/11/1400هجریخورشیدی؛ا.شربیانی ...more flag 183likes · Like  · seereview Jun05,2014 SanjayGautam ratedit likedit Blink is-whatallthestories,casestudies,andargumentsaddupto-anattempttounderstandthemagicalandmysteriousthingcalledJudgement.Itsbasicpremiseis:splitseconddecisions(snapjudgements);howtheycanbegoodandbad.Gladwellsuggestssplit-secondsdecisionsarebetterthanthedecisionswherewetakeconsiderabletimetoweighourchoicesandoptions.Hepointsoutthatourmindfigurethings,people,etal.inablinkofaneye.Anditisoftenthatthesesnapjudge Blink is-whatallthestories,casestudies,andargumentsaddupto-anattempttounderstandthemagicalandmysteriousthingcalledJudgement.Itsbasicpremiseis:splitseconddecisions(snapjudgements);howtheycanbegoodandbad.Gladwellsuggestssplit-secondsdecisionsarebetterthanthedecisionswherewetakeconsiderabletimetoweighourchoicesandoptions.Hepointsoutthatourmindfigurethings,people,etal.inablinkofaneye.Anditisoftenthatthesesnapjudgementsaremuchmoretrustworthythanjudgementsarrivedatrationally.Buthedoesnotstophereandgoesonfurther:snapjudgementscanbemisleading,too;hetermeditWarrenHardingerror.Hesuggestedthattherearesomeinstinctiveprocessesthatpreventustoseeclearly;andhencecloudourjudgements.Blinkisaninterestingread.Itisverywellwritten,andatthesametimeengagesyourattentionfromthestart.Andwritingisreaderfriendly,perfectlysuitableforalayman. ...more flag 159likes · Like  · seereview Viewall13comments Aug13,2007 MargaretRoss ratedit likedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition IthinkthisbookwinsmyprizeforMostEasilyMisinterpretedtoServePersonalAgendas.Gladwellgetssointotheinterestingdetailsofthecasehe'sbuilding,hereallydoesn'temphasizethefinalconclusionsofthebookatall,leavingpeopletothinkthattheinterestingdetailsarethewholepoint,whichisunfortunate.Butthenagain,I'mnot100%sureIgotthewholepoint.MostofthefolksIknowthinkthatthisbookisabouthowaperson'sgutinstinctscanbeabetterreadofasitua IthinkthisbookwinsmyprizeforMostEasilyMisinterpretedtoServePersonalAgendas.Gladwellgetssointotheinterestingdetailsofthecasehe'sbuilding,hereallydoesn'temphasizethefinalconclusionsofthebookatall,leavingpeopletothinkthattheinterestingdetailsarethewholepoint,whichisunfortunate.Butthenagain,I'mnot100%sureIgotthewholepoint.MostofthefolksIknowthinkthatthisbookisabouthowaperson'sgutinstinctscanbeabetterreadofasituationthanareadbasedonthoroughstudy.Whichisanideathatmostpeoplelove,sincetheydon'twanttohavetodoallthatboringstudyanyhow.What'smissingfromthatanalysisisthatGladwelllaterinsists(butonlyattheveryendofthebook,andalmostinpassing)thatit'sthethoroughactivetrainingandstudyofasubjectthatallowapersontohave"true"or"correct"gutreads.Theguywhocantellwho'sgettingdivorcedafter60secondsofhearingthemtalkspentyearscodingverbalandphysicalcuesincouples,studyingthemintenselyforyearsbeforehewasabletogivehis60secondanalysis.Thearthistoriansweredrawingonavastbodyofknowledgewhentheymadetheirjudgmentaboutthestatue.Thecopwhoreadfearinsteadofaggressionanddidn'tshootcouldn'tnamewhathewasseeing,buthe'dseenitbefore.Thenhealsosaysthatourgutreactionscanbeeasilycoloredbytrainingwedon'tevenknowisthere-ourprejudices,whetherunknownorunacknowledged-influenceorreadsofasituationaswell.Ultimately,IsawthisbookasareactiontoandanalysisoftheAmadouDiallokillingin1999,withsometipsforhowtoavoidsuchfuturetragedies.Inthatlight,Ithoughtitwasinterestingandevenconstructive,butonlyifyoupaycloseattentiontothelastchapter. ...more flag 119likes · Like  · seereview Viewall4comments Oct15,2007 Ashley ratedit itwasamazing Recommendsitfor: everyone Shelves: 2007-oct-to-dec-only Iwouldputthisbookinthecategoryof"Freakonomics"and"TheTippingPoint."Bythesameauthorasthelattertitle,MalcolmGladwell,thepurposeofthisbookistoweightheadvantagesaswellasthedisadvantagesofthepowerofthemind'sabilitytounconsciouslyleaptoconclusionsbasedonwhatisseenintheproverbialblinkofaneye.WhileIhavereadsomenegativereviewsofGladwell'sbook,mostlycitingthathefailstoinformthereaderhowtoknowwhentogowithyourgutandw Iwouldputthisbookinthecategoryof"Freakonomics"and"TheTippingPoint."Bythesameauthorasthelattertitle,MalcolmGladwell,thepurposeofthisbookistoweightheadvantagesaswellasthedisadvantagesofthepowerofthemind'sabilitytounconsciouslyleaptoconclusionsbasedonwhatisseenintheproverbialblinkofaneye.WhileIhavereadsomenegativereviewsofGladwell'sbook,mostlycitingthathefailstoinformthereaderhowtoknowwhentogowithyourgutandwhennotto,aswellasargumentsthatheurgesreadersnottofollowtheirgutwhenthegutinstinctsarepoliticallyincorrect,Ihavetodisagreewithmanyofthem.IthinkthatGladwell'sobjectivein"Blink"istomakethereadersimplyawareoftheirgutinstinctsandtourgethemtoconsidertrustingitmorefrequentlythanwedo.Peopletendtomakedecisionsthataresupportedbyalitanyofrationalizationsandexplanations,butdowealwaysreallyhavereasonsforwhywedoorthinkwhatwedo?Gladwellisarguingthatwedon’t,andthatsometimesittakestheunconsciousmindtomakethosedecisionsforus.Ontheflipside,healsoarguesthatsometimesweunconsciouslymakenegativedecisionsbasedonthatsamequickjudgmentandourpredeterminedstereotypes,suchaswithpeopleofothersexesorotherracesthanourselves.“Blink”wasaverycomplicatedbookwithmanyfacetsandit’shardtoexplainallofthemorreviewthemallwithoutwritinganessay.Intheend,Ithinkthemaingoalisn’tperfectknowledgeofthesubjectofthinkingwithoutthinking,butratherconsiderationofitandhowitcanbenefitusorhinderusbothindividuallyandasasociety. ...more flag 116likes · Like  · seereview Viewall8comments Dec17,2007 Diane ratedit reallylikedit Shelves: nonfiction, sociology-psychology O,tohavethewritingcareerofMalcolmGladwell.Themanpullsinterestingcasestudiesfromacademicresearchandnewsheadlines,spinsitintoabookunderageneraltheme,andblammo!Hehasabestseller.ThisformulaworkedforhimwithTheTippingPointandthenBlink.Blinkisacompellingread,despiteitsweakoveralltheme,whichisthatsometimessplit-seconddecisionsaregoodandsometimesthey'rebad,andweneedtolearnwhentotrustourfirstimpressionsandwhentodiscountth O,tohavethewritingcareerofMalcolmGladwell.Themanpullsinterestingcasestudiesfromacademicresearchandnewsheadlines,spinsitintoabookunderageneraltheme,andblammo!Hehasabestseller.ThisformulaworkedforhimwithTheTippingPointandthenBlink.Blinkisacompellingread,despiteitsweakoveralltheme,whichisthatsometimessplit-seconddecisionsaregoodandsometimesthey'rebad,andweneedtolearnwhentotrustourfirstimpressionsandwhentodiscountthem(exceptthere'snorealwaytomakethatdistinction).Thebookisapleasuretoreadsimplybecauseofitscasestudies.Gladwellthrowsinsomanytopics—art,politics,marriage,consumertesting,athletes,war,policeshootings,music—thatthereisboundtobesomethingengagingforeveryone.(AfterreadinganotheroneofGladwell'speppyarticlesinTheNewYorker,myhusbandjoked,"GladwellthinkshecanmakeANYTHINGseeminteresting.")AfterfinishingBlink,IfeellikeI'velearnedsomethingimportant,butI'mnotsureexactlywhat,otherthanthatGladwellhasaverycharmedcareer.Myrating:3.5starsroundedupto4 ...more flag 62likes · Like  · seereview Viewall10comments Nov09,2009 Kemper ratedit reallylikedit Shelves: non-fiction, blinded-me-with-science Igenerallydistrustanyonewhosaysthatthey‘go-with-their-gut’.ButwhenthecompanyIworkforannouncedamajordecisionafewyearsback,Iinstantlysaid,“Thisisgoingtobeahugemistake.”Smartpeoplehadexaminedthedealbackwardsandforwardsformonthsandthoughtitwasagreatidea.IhadabadfeelingaboutitthatIcouldonlylaterexplain,andIwasfarfromtheonlyone.Andwewereright.Theentirethingturnedouttobeahugedisaster.Ikeptthinkingaboutthatincid Igenerallydistrustanyonewhosaysthatthey‘go-with-their-gut’.ButwhenthecompanyIworkforannouncedamajordecisionafewyearsback,Iinstantlysaid,“Thisisgoingtobeahugemistake.”Smartpeoplehadexaminedthedealbackwardsandforwardsformonthsandthoughtitwasagreatidea.IhadabadfeelingaboutitthatIcouldonlylaterexplain,andIwasfarfromtheonlyone.Andwewereright.Theentirethingturnedouttobeahugedisaster.IkeptthinkingaboutthatincidentwhenIreadBlink.Thebookhasaprettyobviouspoint.Peoplemakesnapdecisionsthattheycan’tconsciouslyexplain.Sometimesthesedecisionsarecorrectandamazingbasedonthelimitedamountofinformationavailable.Artexpertswhoinstantlyknowastatueisfakedespitescientifictestsindicatingotherwise.Afiremanwhoappearstobefightingaroutinesmallfiresuddenlyordershismenoutwithoutreallyknowingwhyandthefloorcollapsesasecondlater.Andsometimesthesedecisionscanbewrongandhavetragicconsequences.Fourcopsthinkaguyhasagunwhenhe’spullinghiswalletoutandshoothimmultipletimes.We’veallmadequickdecisionsandlaterbeenamazedathowgoodorbadtheyturnedout,butwhatmakesBlinkinterestingisthatGladwelldoessomeexaminationofthesciencebehindhowwearriveattheseconclusions,andhisthoughtsonhowthedatawe’reprocessingcaneithergiveusincredibleinsightorleadushorriblywrong.Thankfully,Gladwellisnotmakinganargumentagainstlogicalthinkingoranalyzingaproblem.WhatheisdoingispointingoutthatinstinctorintuitioncanbeapowerfultoolIFthepeopleinvolvedhavetrainedthemselvestomakegooddecisions,andifweknowwhentotrustit.He’sgotalotofgreatexamplesofdoctors,militaryofficersandpoliceofficerswhooftenhavetomakelife-or-deathdecisionsinamatterofsecondswithlimitedinformation.Theyhavetotrusttheirinstincts,andGladwellmakessomecommonsensepointsthattherightkindoftrainingandeducationcanmakeahugedifference.HecontraststhestoryofthefourNewYorkcopswhokilledtheguywithawalletversusapatrolmanwhodidnotfireonsomeonewhoactuallyhadagunbutwasattemptingtosurrenderit.WhatmadethisbookfuntoreadwasthevarietyofexamplesthatGladwellusesandthescientificresearchdonewiththem.Artdealers,doctors,marriagecounselors,cops,militaryofficers,carsalesmen,atenniscoach,andclassicalmusiciansareallusedasexamplesofthestrengthsandweaknessesofsnapdecisions.There’salsosomesimpleexperimentsincludedthatletyouplayalongathome.Thisisabookthatwillmakeyouthinkaboutthewayyouthink. ...more flag 54likes · Like  · seereview Viewall9comments Oct05,2008 WillByrnes ratedit likedit Shelves: psychology-and-the-brain, nonfiction, psychology Thiswasabigbest-sellerforGladwell.Hepositsthatmuchofthetimewemakedecisions,reachconclusionsinasortofpre-consciousmannerthathecalls“thin-slicing.”Thatmeanstakingaverysmallsample,athinslice,andmakingadecisionimmediatelybasedonthatinformation.However,itisthecasethattheabilitytoevaluatethatsliceisfedbyalifetimeofexperience.Itisnotsimply,assome,includingPresidentBushthesecond,mightbelieve,thatusingone’sgut,intheabse Thiswasabigbest-sellerforGladwell.Hepositsthatmuchofthetimewemakedecisions,reachconclusionsinasortofpre-consciousmannerthathecalls“thin-slicing.”Thatmeanstakingaverysmallsample,athinslice,andmakingadecisionimmediatelybasedonthatinformation.However,itisthecasethattheabilitytoevaluatethatsliceisfedbyalifetimeofexperience.Itisnotsimply,assome,includingPresidentBushthesecond,mightbelieve,thatusingone’sgut,intheabsenceofyearsandyearsofpreparation,isasvalidawayofreachingdecisionsastakingthelongerrouteofcarefulanalysisofavailabledata.No,no,no. ...more flag 49likes · Like  · seereview Viewall8comments Sep13,2007 MacKenzie ratedit itwasok Recommendsitfor: boredtravelersandpeoplewhothinkWAYtoomuch. soiboughtthisbookinboston'sloganairportabout10minutesbeforeihadtoboardaflighttoseattle.thebookstorewaslimited;ididn'twanttohavetoworktogetinterested.andthefirst100pagesorsodidthetrick...untilirealizedthatgladwellwasn'tsomuchbuildinganargumentastellingstoriesaboutacertaintopic.don'tgetmewrong,ifinishedthebook.later.backinboston,ontheT.anditdidcoversomeinterestingstudies,oriwouldn'thavedoneso.butisuspectt soiboughtthisbookinboston'sloganairportabout10minutesbeforeihadtoboardaflighttoseattle.thebookstorewaslimited;ididn'twanttohavetoworktogetinterested.andthefirst100pagesorsodidthetrick...untilirealizedthatgladwellwasn'tsomuchbuildinganargumentastellingstoriesaboutacertaintopic.don'tgetmewrong,ifinishedthebook.later.backinboston,ontheT.anditdidcoversomeinterestingstudies,oriwouldn'thavedoneso.butisuspecttheauthormight'velackedtheattentionspannecessarytolendthisbookanycoherence.meh.itwasbasicallyaseriesoflooselyrelatedtidbitsaboutsnap-judgments,noneofwhichledmetoconcludethatinstinctorintuitionissignificantlymoreorlessreliablethanrationaldeliberation.ifapointcouldbegleanedandsummarized,iguessitwouldbethatwiththerightthin-sliceofinformation,undertherightconditions,instantaneousjudgementscanbespot-on.shrug.thebesticansayaboutthisbookisthattherewereacoupleofwell-set-updigsatthebushadministrationandidiscoveredthemusicofkenna,who'sprettycool.ialsolearnedthatwhenmygirlfriend'seyesgetevenalittlewider,itmeansshe'sangry. ...more flag 47likes · Like  · seereview Jul22,2013 seak ratedit reallylikedit Shelves: audio, 2013 MuchlikethereasonbehindmymajoringinEconomics,IlikeGladwellbecauseheopensmymindtonewideasandnewwaystothink.MuchlikeEconomics,Ibelievehe'sfarfromperfect,butIreallyenjoyviewingtheworldthroughhislens.Injustaboutanything,whenpeoplestartactingasifthereisonlyonewaytodosomething,Istoplisteningtothem.Thisgoesformanythings,butespeciallypolitics.IfyouDO,however,findsomeonewhoisomniscientandknowsexactlyhoweverypolicywi MuchlikethereasonbehindmymajoringinEconomics,IlikeGladwellbecauseheopensmymindtonewideasandnewwaystothink.MuchlikeEconomics,Ibelievehe'sfarfromperfect,butIreallyenjoyviewingtheworldthroughhislens.Injustaboutanything,whenpeoplestartactingasifthereisonlyonewaytodosomething,Istoplisteningtothem.Thisgoesformanythings,butespeciallypolitics.IfyouDO,however,findsomeonewhoisomniscientandknowsexactlyhoweverypolicywillturnoutintheend,pleaseletmeknow.Imaylistentotheironewayofseeingtheworld.Otherwise...WhatIgotfromBlinkisthatthereisalottoourinstantthoughtsandfeelingsandmanytimesmuchmorethanwegivethemcredit.Thetraditionalwisdomistoplanandmakehugeweightydecisionsbasedoneverysinglebitofinformationthatwehaveatourfingertips(whichisjustabouteverything,google!).ThisisactuallyabigreasonmywifeandIgetinto...disagreements(we'llgowiththat).ShelikestoplaneverythingdowntothelastdetailandIliketobeabitmorerelaxed.Soitwouldseemthatthisbookisabigproponentofmywayofdoingthings,butitturnsoutit'snotsomuch.Weshouldtrustourgut-instinct,saysBlink,ifwehavemanyhoursofexperienceinsaidrealmofunderstandingbecausewehavedevelopedtheskillstomakesenseofthosesmalldetailsandbecausewehavetheabilityto"thinslice."Gladwellalsomakesthepointthatnotalwayscanwetrustourgut-intinct,however,becauseourgut-instincttendstoberacist,evenwhenwearenotinfactconsciouslyracist.Also,ourinstinctscangetoverwhelmedbyheightenedarousal,suchaswhenpeoplecan'tevendial911inanemergencybecausetheirsensesareoverloaded.Butthenagain,youcanpracticeandhavethesetypesofunconsciousreactionsmitigated.Theinterestingstory-tellingstyleofintroducingthesetopicsis,ofcourse,whatreallygetsme.It'sthestoriesthatareoftenunbelievablethathavemeclamoringformore,justlikeinOutliers(althoughIthinkOutlierswasalittlebetterwritten)andIwouldassumehisotherbooks.HegoesintowhyTheGettyartmuseumspentmillionsonafakekouros(Greekstatue)andwhycopsprobablyaren'tracialprofilingwhentheybeatpeoplelikeRodneyKing,butbecauseofafewkeymistakessuchasallowingtheirunconscioustogetoverwhelmedandalsobecausetheywereagroupofofficersinsteadofjustone.HetalksaboutpeoplewhocanlistentoacoupleandtellwhentheyshouldstarttalkingtotheirlawyersandpeoplewhohavedevelopedtheactualabilitiesthatareshownintheTVshow"LietoMe."Howlookingataperson'sroomfor5minutesmaygiveacompletestrangerabetterpictureofapersonthanagoodfriend.I'vealwayslovedthesetypesofexplanationsforthings.There'stheoldwisdomwehaveandthewisdomweassumewhenwedon'thaveanyotherwaytodescribeaparticulareventandwhichiscompletelywrong.Ilovethinkingnewideas,evenwhenit'soldnewsandthat'swhyI'llkeepcomingbacktoGladwell. ...more flag 42likes · Like  · seereview Viewall4comments Jan20,2009 Trevor ratedit itwasamazing Shelves: social-theory, psychology Elsewhere,inoneofmyotherrecentreviews,aGoodReadsfriend(Richard)toldmethathehadbecomelessinfatuatedwiththisbookafterreadingareviewbyaspecialistinthefieldwhogaveitadrubbing.Iwasworriedthatknowingthismightruinthisbookforme–butithasnot.Ireallyenjoyedthisonetoo.ThisisthethirdofGladwell’sbooksI’vereadinquicksuccessionandthiscontainedlotsofinformationaboutthingsthathavemademethinkandsparkedmyinteresttolearnmore. Elsewhere,inoneofmyotherrecentreviews,aGoodReadsfriend(Richard)toldmethathehadbecomelessinfatuatedwiththisbookafterreadingareviewbyaspecialistinthefieldwhogaveitadrubbing.Iwasworriedthatknowingthismightruinthisbookforme–butithasnot.Ireallyenjoyedthisonetoo.ThisisthethirdofGladwell’sbooksI’vereadinquicksuccessionandthiscontainedlotsofinformationaboutthingsthathavemademethinkandsparkedmyinteresttolearnmore.ItmaywellbethatGladwell’sstyledoesnotappealtoanexpertinthefield–andthatisquitelikelytobetrue,butI’vefoundthatitisoftenthecasethatI’vebeenintroducedtothemesbypopularisersandlaterwentontoreadmoredeeplyonasubject.Irarelycondemnthosewhointroducemetofascinatingtopics–andthisisafascinatingtopic.I’mnotgoingtodoafullreview,butratherquicklytalkaboutwine.WhilehewastalkingaboutcokeandabouttastetestsIwasthinkingaboutwine.Hemakesthepointthatwhenaskedtojudgejampeopledonearlyaswellastheexpertsiftheyarejustaskedwhichjamtheylikedthemost,butdomuchworsethanexpertsifaskedtoexplainwhytheygradedthemintheorderthattheydid.Thatis,iftheyhavetotalkabouttextureandsweetnessandcitrusflavours–peoplechangehowtheyjudgejamandenduppickingtheworstjamratherthanthebest.Thisisbecausewedon’treallyknowwhat‘texture’isandsotryingtoslotjamsintocategoriesthatwedon’treallyunderstandmeanswearemostlikelytostuffupandconfuseourselves.Now,wine.Iwonderifanyonehaseverdoneatestatcellardoorstoseewhatpeopleendupbuyingandiftheypickthenicestwinefortheprice,ordotheybuyvinegarinstead?Iwouldn’tmindbettingthattherewouldbesomethingsimilarhappeninghere–andifyouarewithsomeonewhosaysthingslike,“Ohyes,fruity,butwithaback-tasteofcoaltar”youmightendupbuyingsomethingthatisquitedisgusting.Youknow,unlessyouactuallyhavesomeideaofwhatyouaretalkingabout,itmightbebesttoshutupanddrinkthewine.Thatisthepointofthisbook–learningwhentotrustyour“immediatereactions”andwhentoquestionthem.Ithinkthereismuchinthisbookthatisworthknowingandmuchthatisfascinatinglyinteresting.(Thestuffaboutunconsciousracismissoimportantthateveryoneshouldbeforcedtoreadthisforthatalone).ButwithRichard,Iamalittleconcernedthatanexpertinthefielddidn'tlikethisbook.Allthesame,theexpertdoesrecommendMadetoSticksoIguessthatcanbethenextbookIread.Thereis–asisprovenbyDylanMoran–onlyonewaytopickwine:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw2gGf... ...more flag 39likes · Like  · seereview Viewall26comments Nov06,2016 Ayse_ ratedit reallylikedit Shelves: perception IrereadthisafterrealizingIcouldn'trememberenoughtocomparewithKahneman`sbook.Theyaremostlyaligning,onlyKahnemansuggestsagainstmakingsnapjudgementsandrelyingmoreonevidencewhereasGladwellgivesviewsfrombothsidesandstaysimpartial.Blinkisaboutunconsciousdecisionmaking.Ourunconscioussideisfascinating,becauseitseemstobetheonethatholdsthestringsmostofthetime;makingveryfastdecisions,watchingoutforanythreattoourexistence.Howeverw IrereadthisafterrealizingIcouldn'trememberenoughtocomparewithKahneman`sbook.Theyaremostlyaligning,onlyKahnemansuggestsagainstmakingsnapjudgementsandrelyingmoreonevidencewhereasGladwellgivesviewsfrombothsidesandstaysimpartial.Blinkisaboutunconsciousdecisionmaking.Ourunconscioussideisfascinating,becauseitseemstobetheonethatholdsthestringsmostofthetime;makingveryfastdecisions,watchingoutforanythreattoourexistence.Howeverwhenourdrives(themotivatorsofunconscious)areinconflict,ourrationalmindisquicktogetin.Therationalmindisalsotheretomakecorrections,andmakingplans.Soitseemsthatmostlyweareonautopilotforunimportantthings,andalsowhenwehavetodosomethingatlighteningspeed.Butatothertimesevenifthereisanurgetoactinstinctively,oneshouldactrelyingondataratherthanoninstinct. ...more flag 29likes · Like  · seereview Viewall3comments Feb04,2011 RikuSayuj ratedit itwasamazing Shelves: r-r-rs, pop-journ-type ProbablythebestamongGladwell'sbooks.Hestillstandstruetohissuccessmantra-"Gladwell-ThePowerofInductiveReasoning."But,itwasstillawellresearchedandinformativebook.Blink. ProbablythebestamongGladwell'sbooks.Hestillstandstruetohissuccessmantra-"Gladwell-ThePowerofInductiveReasoning."But,itwasstillawellresearchedandinformativebook.Blink. ...more flag 29likes · Like  · seereview Apr04,2009 Ed ratedit itwasok Recommendsitfor: PopPsychologyFans Shelves: essays-politics-science-religion, non-fiction, reviewed Ididn'tlearnmuchfromthisbookthatIdidnotalreadyknow.IambeginningtosuspectthatMalcolmGladwellisnotwritingbooksthatuncovervaluablefactsthatweshouldknow,butratheriswritingbooksthatrestatefactswealreadyknowbutinaninterestingway.IlikehisanecdotalstoriesverymuchwhichiswhyIfinishedthebook-hopingformorestories.Whenhelaysoutthefacts,though,hiswritingisnomoreinterestingthananyotherscientificauthor.So,insummary,whatweh Ididn'tlearnmuchfromthisbookthatIdidnotalreadyknow.IambeginningtosuspectthatMalcolmGladwellisnotwritingbooksthatuncovervaluablefactsthatweshouldknow,butratheriswritingbooksthatrestatefactswealreadyknowbutinaninterestingway.IlikehisanecdotalstoriesverymuchwhichiswhyIfinishedthebook-hopingformorestories.Whenhelaysoutthefacts,though,hiswritingisnomoreinterestingthananyotherscientificauthor.So,insummary,whatwehaveisatalentedwritermakingcertainscientificfindingsavailabletoamuchwideraudiencethanusual.Bravo!Howeverifyouwanttolearnsomethingnew,thisbookorhispreviouseffort,TheTippingPoint,isnotwheretogotofindit.Iimagine,ifIreadit,IwillfindTheOutliers,hislatesteffort,tobesimilarlyconstructed.Blink'scontentiseasilysummarized.Firstimpressionsareoftenmoreaccuratethanconclusionsarrivedataftermuchstudyandanalysis.Becareful,though,becausefirstimpressionscanbetroublesomebecauseofpeople'sprejudices.Gotitin254pages.Hedoescomeupwithaninterestingterm,"thinslicing",todescribetheprocessoftakinginafirstimpression.Maybelearningthattermmadereadingthewholebookworthwhile.Maybe. ...more flag 27likes · Like  · seereview Apr04,2021 PaulWeiss ratedit itwasamazing Shelves: canadian-author, science, psychology Excitingcuttingedgeneuroscienceandpsychologypitchedataleveldesignedtodropalayman’sjaw!BLINKisaboutfirstimpressions,unconsciousthought,dataaccumulationataglance,snapjudgmentsandspontaneous,instantaneoushigh-speeddecisionmaking!Inthefirstchapter,Gladwellsummarizeshisthreefoldpurposeofwritingthebook.Hisfirstpurposewastoconvincereadersthathighspeeddecisionscanbe“everybitasgoodasdecisionsmadecautiouslyanddeliberately.”Hissecondpu Excitingcuttingedgeneuroscienceandpsychologypitchedataleveldesignedtodropalayman’sjaw!BLINKisaboutfirstimpressions,unconsciousthought,dataaccumulationataglance,snapjudgmentsandspontaneous,instantaneoushigh-speeddecisionmaking!Inthefirstchapter,Gladwellsummarizeshisthreefoldpurposeofwritingthebook.Hisfirstpurposewastoconvincereadersthathighspeeddecisionscanbe“everybitasgoodasdecisionsmadecautiouslyanddeliberately.”Hissecondpurposewastodemonstratethatwhenthosesnapjudgmentsandfirstimpressionsgoofftherails,theydosoforaveryspecificsetofquiteunderstandablereasonsthatareobviousenoughontheirfacetoallowdecisionmakerstobeontheirguardwhennecessary.Gladwell’sfinalobjective,obviouslyIdaresay,wastoconvincereadersthatlearningthedifferenceanddevelopingtheskillofharkingtothosesnapjudgmentswhenit’sappropriatetodosoisalearnableskill.Fromfirstpagetolast,Gladwell’sdescriptionsofthescience,thepsychologicalteststhatwereusedtobolsterthescientificconclusionsandtheanecdotalexamplesofinstanceswheresnapjudgmentstookthedayor,ultimately,failedmiserablywere,inaword,gripping.Forinstance,Gladwell’sdescriptionofthedegreetowhichfacialmovementsareinextricablylinkedtoemotionsismind-blowing.IdareyoutoNOTstopandshakeyourheadindumbfoundedamazementwhenyouread,“Thefaceisnotasecondarybillboardforourinternalfeelings.Itisanequalpartnerintheemotionalprocess.”Thinkaboutthatforjustasecond.Facialexpressionsnotonlyreflectemotionsthatalreadyexist.Theycancreateemotionsandenhanceordepressalreadyexistingfeelings.Youcertainlywon’tbehearingmeexpressinganydisbeliefwhenIreadaboutacannydetective’sabilitytopickuponkinesic“tells”aboutlyingorinformationwithholdingduringaninterrogationanymore.BLINKhaslotsandlotsofsucculentmeattochewon–recognitionofforgedartwork;wartimeleadershipanddecision-makingintheheatofbattle;thedifferencesbetweennormalperceptionandautisticperception;judgingonappearance;whyCoca-ColamadethespectacularlyflaweddecisiontocreateNewCoke;apoliceman’snearinstantaneousdecisiontoshootasuspect;andmuch,muchmore.Highlyrecommended(andTHAT,bytheway,wasNOTasnapdecision!)PaulWeiss ...more flag 26likes · Like  · seereview Viewall7comments Oct16,2006 OtisChandler ratedit reallylikedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition Shelves: business, nonfiction Amustread-reallyinterestingstoriesabouthowpeopleprocessthingsunconsciously.-forinstance,youcan'thideyourfeelingaboutracefromyourunconscious-taketheRaceTest(http://www.understandingprejudice.org...).ItsaidI(and13%oftest-takers)havea'moderateautomaticpreferenceforEuropeanAmericancomparedtoAfricanAmerican'.Italsosaid48%oftest-takershavea"StrongautomaticpreferenceforWhitepeople"-crazy!-IlovedthebitaboutPresidentWarrenHarding Amustread-reallyinterestingstoriesabouthowpeopleprocessthingsunconsciously.-forinstance,youcan'thideyourfeelingaboutracefromyourunconscious-taketheRaceTest(http://www.understandingprejudice.org...).ItsaidI(and13%oftest-takers)havea'moderateautomaticpreferenceforEuropeanAmericancomparedtoAfricanAmerican'.Italsosaid48%oftest-takershavea"StrongautomaticpreferenceforWhitepeople"-crazy!-IlovedthebitaboutPresidentWarrenHarding(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_H...),who-accordingtotheauthor,basicallygotelectedbecausehe"lookedpresidential".Ifirmlybelievelooksmatter-heyafterallIdoliveinCAwherewehavetheGovernator... ...more flag 21likes · Like  · seereview Jan16,2020 Karin ratedit likedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition Shelves: american, educational, education, adult, 2005, business, american-authors, sociology, non-fiction, 21st-century 3.4starsMyinterestinthisbookvariedbychapter--byfarthebestoneformewas"SevenSecondsintheBronx"inpartbecauseIhaveachildwithadiagnosisonthe"spectrum"andinpartbecauseitansweredmyquestionastowhyInowseepoliceofficerscruisingbythemselves(thisisforanexcellentreason,itturnsout,butnospoilersastowhy!)WhileIenjoyedTheTippingPointmore,IhavetosaythatIamhappytohavereadthisafterthatparticularchapter.Thisisnottosayit's 3.4starsMyinterestinthisbookvariedbychapter--byfarthebestoneformewas"SevenSecondsintheBronx"inpartbecauseIhaveachildwithadiagnosisonthe"spectrum"andinpartbecauseitansweredmyquestionastowhyInowseepoliceofficerscruisingbythemselves(thisisforanexcellentreason,itturnsout,butnospoilersastowhy!)WhileIenjoyedTheTippingPointmore,IhavetosaythatIamhappytohavereadthisafterthatparticularchapter.Thisisnottosayit'stheonlyoneIfoundinteresting,becauseatleastoneotheronewasquitefascinatingforme.IdoplantoreadmorebooksbyGladwellinthefuture. ...more flag 21likes · Like  · seereview Viewall4comments Aug06,2014 Ms.pegasus ratedit reallylikedit Recommendsitfor: anyoneinterestedinanentertainingbookaboutpsychology Shelves: neuroscience, nonfiction Gladwellcontinueshisexplorationofcounter-intuitiveideasaboutdecision-makinginBLINK!Heopenswitha1983incidentattheJ.PaulGettyMuseum.TheMuseumacquiredararestatuefromtheGreekarchaicperiod.Tothisday,theMuseummaintainsthattheauthenticityofthestatueisuncertain.Atthetime,however,theMuseumwascertainenoughtoacquirethepieceforjustunder$10million.Documentation,andscientificanalysishadbeenreliedonassupport.However,numerousexpertsi Gladwellcontinueshisexplorationofcounter-intuitiveideasaboutdecision-makinginBLINK!Heopenswitha1983incidentattheJ.PaulGettyMuseum.TheMuseumacquiredararestatuefromtheGreekarchaicperiod.Tothisday,theMuseummaintainsthattheauthenticityofthestatueisuncertain.Atthetime,however,theMuseumwascertainenoughtoacquirethepieceforjustunder$10million.Documentation,andscientificanalysishadbeenreliedonassupport.However,numerousexpertsincludingMetropolitanMuseumofArtdirectorThomasHovingpronounceditafake.Itwasanintuitivepronouncementwhichpresagedproblemslateruncoveredwithboththedocumentationandscientificanalysis.ThisisthefirstofmanystoriesGladwellusestoillustratehowanintuitivereactioncantrumplogicandanalysis.Amongthefactorsthatcloudlogicissomethinghecallstheadaptiveunconscious.It'sanunrecognizedemotionalbias.IntheGettyexample,theofficialswantedthepiecetobeauthentic.Itwouldhavebeenaspectacularacquisitionforanewlyestablishedmuseum.Thisdesiredivertedcriticalscrutinyofthesupportingevidence.Suchanadaptationneednotevenbeemotionbased.Inanexplanationofpriming,Gladwellcitespsychologicalstudiesthatillustratethesubconsciouseffectofpre-conditioningthroughwordlists.Extrapolatingfromtheseexamples,onemightconcludethatthecasualreaderwillbehighlyinfluencedwhenreviewingabookbyhismoodorevensurroundingsatthetimeofreading.Gladwellexploresotherimpedimentstologicalthinking,logicbeingatypeofperceptualfilter.Facerecognition,hepointsout,occursinacompletelydifferentpartofthebrain,andisanintegratedreactionasopposedtothekindofmulti-stepprocessingthatoccursindealingwithlanguage.Athleticandmusicalachievementrelyonthesenon-verbalneuralprocesses.HisownexamplecitesPaulVanRipper'ssuccessagainstateambackedbythePentagon'smostsophisticatedcomputersinawargamesexercise.ThePentagonteamwasactuallyhamperedintheirdecisionmakingbyinformationoverload.Initialreaction,Gladwellpointsoutisnotalwaysaccurate.Hetriestoexplorethisdownsideaswellbycitingstudiesonbias.Gladwellisanentertainingstorytelleraswellasanenergeticresearcher.Hedrawsexamplesfrommarketresearch,ChancellorsvilleintheCivilWar,theassessmentofheartattacksatCookCountyHospital,speeddating,firefighting,theauditioningofprofessionalmusicians,andtheDialloIncidentintheBronxtoillustratehispoints.Bydrawingfromsuchawidevarietyofexperience,heinsurestheinterestofabroadaudienceinthisbook.NOTE:It'salwaysfuntore-encountercharactersfromotherbooks.IknewofThomasHovingfromhisbook,KINGOFTHECONFESSORS.Theideaofthin-slicethinkingwasalsoexploredinHOWWEDECIDE,byJonahLehrer.ThedeconstructionofflavorisdiscussedfromaneurophysiologicalstandpointinGordonShepherd'sNEUROGASTRONOMY. ...more flag 20likes · Like  · seereview Viewall3comments May29,2017 ConnieG ratedit reallylikedit Shelves: psychology, non-fiction, sociology, science MalcolmGladwellengaginglywritesabouthowdecisionsmadeinablink--snapjudgments--canbeverygood.Aseriesofentertaininganecdotesandpsychologicalstudiesshowthatfirstimpressionscanbegoodinsomecases,especiallyinareaswherepeoplehaveexperience.Healsowritesaboutexpertswhoanalyzefacialexpressions,andhowautisticpeoplehavetroublemakingcertaintypesofjudgmentcalls.Butthenhegoesontoshowhowourunconsciousmindcanalsobeveryprejudiced.Tallmen MalcolmGladwellengaginglywritesabouthowdecisionsmadeinablink--snapjudgments--canbeverygood.Aseriesofentertaininganecdotesandpsychologicalstudiesshowthatfirstimpressionscanbegoodinsomecases,especiallyinareaswherepeoplehaveexperience.Healsowritesaboutexpertswhoanalyzefacialexpressions,andhowautisticpeoplehavetroublemakingcertaintypesofjudgmentcalls.Butthenhegoesontoshowhowourunconsciousmindcanalsobeveryprejudiced.TallmenaremorelikelytobecomeCEOsthanshortmen.UsingWarrenHardingasanexample,heshowsthatpeoplemayvoteforapoliticalcandidatebecausetheylookpresidential.Womenarelesslikelytobeofferedpositionsinsomeorchestrasunlesstheauditionsareheldwiththecompetitorsbehindascreen,sotheyarejustevaluatedontheirplayingability.Healsoincludesstoriesaboutpoliceofficersmakingsnapjudgments,andthejudicialsystemhandingoutlongersentencestominorities.Thereweresomeexamplesthatsupporteddecisionsmadequicklybythesubconsciouslevel,andotherexamplesthatshowedcertaindecisionswerebetterwhenwesloweddownandconsciouslygavethingsalittlemorethought.Experienceplayedabigpartinhavinggoodjudgmentmakingquickdecisions.Gladwelldoesnotgetintohowthebrainworksinmakingdecisions.Thebookisinterestingandentertaining,butitraisesasmanyquestionsasitanswers.3.5stars. ...more flag 20likes · Like  · seereview Jul19,2009 Greg ratedit itwasok Shelves: general-non-fiction Iwasreallyexpectingmorefromthisbook.I'veheardmostlygoodthingsaboutGladwell,andhehadaprettyinterestingTEDtalk,andIenjoyalmostanythingtodowiththebrain,so...whynot?Thebookcertainlybroughtupalotofinterestingideasanddidagoodjobofdiscussingthedifferentelementsthatgointothesnapdecisionsthatwemakeeveryday.Andit'sprobablyworthareadformanyofthestoriesandexperimentsrelated.Butforthemostpartthisbookreallyfailedtoimpress Iwasreallyexpectingmorefromthisbook.I'veheardmostlygoodthingsaboutGladwell,andhehadaprettyinterestingTEDtalk,andIenjoyalmostanythingtodowiththebrain,so...whynot?Thebookcertainlybroughtupalotofinterestingideasanddidagoodjobofdiscussingthedifferentelementsthatgointothesnapdecisionsthatwemakeeveryday.Andit'sprobablyworthareadformanyofthestoriesandexperimentsrelated.Butforthemostpartthisbookreallyfailedtoimpress.Morethanthatthough,itfailedatbeingacoherentanalysisofwhatgoesoninthehumanbrainwhenwemakesnapjudgments.Gladwellalternatesbetweentellingustotrustandacceptthis"mysteriousphenomena"thatallowsustomaketheseunconscioussnapjudgmentsandwarningusagainsttheuseofthesesnapjudgments.Onemomentheadvisesagainsttheideathatweneedtoslowlycollectdataandweighoptionstomakethemostinformedopinionandprovidesexampleswheretoomuchthinkingandinformationleadsusastray,andinthenextmomentgivesusexamplesofhowsnapjudgmentssometimesgohorriblywrong.Andheleavesuswithnoclearsenseofhowtousethisnewfoundinformationtomakebetterdecisionsandjudgmentsinourownlives.DoItrustmyinsightsbecausemyrationalbrainwillfoolme,ordoImistrustmyinstinctsbecauseoftheinherentbiascontainedwithinthem?IfGladwellknowshesuredidn'ttellme.OneexampleofsomewherewhereIthinkhedidn'tanalyzethesituationenoughwaswhenhetalkedabouttheWisconsinCardSortingtask(pickcardsfromoneoftwodecks,onedecktendstowardsbadandtheothertowardsgoodoutcomes).Hefocusedsolelyonhowtheunconsciousmindwasawareofthepattern(whichdeckwasbadandwhichwasgood)longbeforetheconsciousmindwasawareofitwhenmakingdecisions.Andthiswasshownbythefactthatsweatingoccurredwhenchoosingfromthe"bad"deckbeforethesubjectknewwhy(orwasevenawareofit).Whathefailstomentionaboutallthisisthatthereasonforthisisbecausewearedesignedtobe"riskaverse".Itisnotbecausewearemakingbrilliantsnapjudgments,orthatourbrainshave"learned"therulesbeforeweareawareofit.Fromanevolutionaryperspectiveitpaysoffmoretolearnfromourmistakesthanlearnfromourvictories.Mistakesarecostly.Thisiswhybadmemoriesaremoresalientthanhappyones.Thesweatingthatoccursisaphysiologicalindicatorofandmeansofpromptingtheorganismtostayaway.It'snoteventhatthisexplanationisincontradictiontoGladwell's;itisthatitISanexplanationforthephenomenaGladwelldescribes,oneeasilyatGladwells'disposal.Twootheraspectsofthisbookstuckoutasmajorfrustrationsforme:1)Gladwellspendsalotoftimeearlyontalkingaboutthemysteriousnatureofourabilitytothinslice(makeaccuratesnapjudgmentsbasedonverylittleinformation)andurgesustoacceptthis.Tohiscredit,hedoesattempttodemystifythissomewhatlateron,butnotenoughinmyopinion.Hisfirstexampleisofamuseumthatpurchasedanexpensivesculpturewhichallthedataandscientistsevaluatedaslegitimate,butwhichexpertsinthefieldimmediatelysawasafakewithoutbeingabletoputintowordswhy.It'spurposefullymisleadingtolabelthisassomesortofmysteriousphenomena.Forinstance,it'simportanttorememberthatthesepeoplewereexperts.Anamateurwouldnotandcouldnotmakethissamesnapjudgmentbecausetheydon'thavethetrainingto.Thisabilitydidn'tmagicallyappear,itcamefromlearningandtrainingandsynapticchange.Theseexpertslearnedovertime.Theystudiedtypesofstone,anddifferentstyles,andeverythingelsethatgoesintounderstandingtheirfield.Andthisprocesscreatedmemories...synapticchangewithintheirbrains.Andthereexistsasystem(orsystems)inthebrainthatcanmakedecisionsbasedonthatneuronalstructurewithoutconsciousawareness.Shortcutssotospeak.Buttheseshortcutsareaproductofthatneuronalstructure,whichisaproductofthatsynapticchange,whichisaproductofthelearningtheindividualdidovertime.It'smisleadingtocallthismysterious.What'simportant,andmoreinterestinginmyopinion,isfiguringouttheunderlyingprocessesthatallowthistohappen.2)TowardstheendofthebookGladwelldiscusseshowourstressresponseleadsustomakeallsortsofbaddecisions.Hetalksaboutautismandhowautisticpeoplecan'tmindread(don'thavetheoriesofotherminds)andhowthisaffectstheirinterpretationofeventsaroundthemandoftheworldingeneral.Hecompareswhathappenstopeopleinstressfulsituationstothis,thatduringthesesituations,becausethefightorflightresponsehastakenover,peoplehavetunnelvisionandcannolonger"readminds"andthusmakeallsortsofmistakesandbaddecisionsbecausetheyarefocusingonthewrongthings.Myissueisthathe,incomprehensibly,makesaliteral,asopposedtometaphorical,connectionwithautism.Hearguesthatduringthesetimeswebecome"temporarilyautistic".Whileit'struethatoneaspectofourbehaviorbecomessimilartoanaspectofanautisticindividualsbehaviorduringthesetimes,itseemslikeaprettyridiculousstatementtomakeasabroadgeneralization.HespendsquiteabitoftimetalkingaboutthisandIdon'tthinkitdoesanyoneanygood.IntheendIthinkIwasmostdisappointedbythefactthatalltheelementstocreateagoodbookWEREpresenthere,andthefailureisdueinlargeparttohowheputsitalltogetherandhisabilitytoanalyzeallthedisparateideasproperly(insertironyhere).Evolutionhasbuiltintousshortcutstoreactquicklytostimuliinourenvironment.Ourexperience,whetherbroadlyculturalorpersonal,prunes,enhances,changesthosebuiltinshortcutsaswegothroughlife.Somedevelopasunfairbiasestowardspeopleofdifferentraces.Somedevelopaswebecomeexpertsinasubject.Thussomecanbetrustedandsomecan't.Ourbrainscan'ttellthedifferencebetweenfactandfiction,onlybetweenexperienceandnonexperience,andsoit'simportanttobeawareofwhatkindofdecisionmakinggoesonunderthesurfaceandwhatfactorsareinvolvedinthosedecisionssowecanbemoreawareofwhethertotrustthemornot.Otherfactorscanaffectdecisionmaking,suchasouremotionalstateduetothephysiologicalchangesthattakeplaceduringthosetimes,andthistooisimportanttounderstandbecauseitradicallyaltersourperceptionduringthosetimes.Themostimportantthingtorememberisthatexperiencetranslatesintoinstinctthroughsynapticchange,andthroughworkandtrainingwecanincreasetheeffectivenessofourgutreactionsandsnapdecisions,butduetobiasesandouralteredstatesduringemotionalsituationsthoseinstinctsshouldnotalwaysbetrustedoutright.ThereyougoMalcolmGladwell,pleasefeelfreetousethisinthenextprinting.Nocitationnecessary. ...more flag 19likes · Like  · seereview Viewall7comments Jan01,2017 TasnimDewanOrin ratedit itwasamazing Shelves: self-help, recommended, non-fiction Fromanypsychologist'spointofview,thisbookisfullofcontradictingpsychologicalfacts.Evenasageneralreader,Ifindthisbooksaysalotofthingsbutdoesnotactuallytellyouwhatitactuallywantstoaddress.ButIlovethisbookfortotallydifferentreasons.Firstly,Ilovecasestudieswithinterestingresultswrittenbysomeonewhocanwriteinawayyouwillfindthewholeexperienceexhilarating.Secondly,thisguydeservesafivestarbecauseheismakinglessknownbutth Fromanypsychologist'spointofview,thisbookisfullofcontradictingpsychologicalfacts.Evenasageneralreader,Ifindthisbooksaysalotofthingsbutdoesnotactuallytellyouwhatitactuallywantstoaddress.ButIlovethisbookfortotallydifferentreasons.Firstly,Ilovecasestudieswithinterestingresultswrittenbysomeonewhocanwriteinawayyouwillfindthewholeexperienceexhilarating.Secondly,thisguydeservesafivestarbecauseheismakinglessknownbutthought-provokingscientificstudiestoamuchwideraudience.Thirdly,nowhereitismentionedinthetitleitisabookwhichteachesyouhowtothinkwithoutthinkingsoitiscompletelyunderstandablewhyitshowsusboththeadvantagesanddisadvantagesofsnapdecisionmakinganditcompletelyleavestothereadertodecidewhentodowhat.Finally,Ilovenon-fictionwhichusesalotofanecdotestostateafactratherjustdirectlystatingthefactitwantstoaddress.Irecommendittoanyonewholovestoreadaboutinterestingpsychologicalstudies. ...more flag 19likes · Like  · seereview Feb22,2017 Ana ratedit reallylikedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition Shelves: brainy-psychological, me-likey-a-lot, page-turner, science, non-fiction, of-self, psych-neuro Areallygreatstudyonhowimportantthefirstfewsecondsofanythingcanbe,inanyparticularsituation.Beitthatyou'reanartexpertwhoinstantlyknowsanobjectisfake,orapolicemanwhothinksthatthevictimispullingagunoutoftheirpocketratherthanawallet,it'sveryclearthathumanbeingsdohavethisconstantauto-pilotrunning,anunconscious"survivalmode"thatgivesusmostoftheclueswemightneedinthe"blink"ofaneye,andsometimesthosecluesmightbewron Areallygreatstudyonhowimportantthefirstfewsecondsofanythingcanbe,inanyparticularsituation.Beitthatyou'reanartexpertwhoinstantlyknowsanobjectisfake,orapolicemanwhothinksthatthevictimispullingagunoutoftheirpocketratherthanawallet,it'sveryclearthathumanbeingsdohavethisconstantauto-pilotrunning,anunconscious"survivalmode"thatgivesusmostoftheclueswemightneedinthe"blink"ofaneye,andsometimesthosecluesmightbewrong. ...more flag 19likes · Like  · seereview Feb26,2017 Hannah ratedit didnotlikeit 1Star-Horriblebook.AgainstmybetterjudgementIgaveanotheroneofMalcolmGladwell'sbooksatry.Oh,whatpreciousreadingtimeIwastedonthisbook!MyfeelingsonthisbookarequitesimilartohowIfeltaboutTheTippingPoint:HowLittleThingsCanMakeaBigDifference(myreview)soI'llkeepthisreviewshort.Myfirstthoughtafterfinishingthiswas:didIreallyjustread200+pagesonwhatisessentiallythegoodandbadofgutreactions?Therewasnothingnewformeherean 1Star-Horriblebook.AgainstmybetterjudgementIgaveanotheroneofMalcolmGladwell'sbooksatry.Oh,whatpreciousreadingtimeIwastedonthisbook!MyfeelingsonthisbookarequitesimilartohowIfeltaboutTheTippingPoint:HowLittleThingsCanMakeaBigDifference(myreview)soI'llkeepthisreviewshort.Myfirstthoughtafterfinishingthiswas:didIreallyjustread200+pagesonwhatisessentiallythegoodandbadofgutreactions?TherewasnothingnewformehereandthatmaynotentirelybeGladwell'sfaultbutneverthelessIcouldnotenjoythisbook.Inadditiontomylackofinterestinthesubjectmatter,Icannotenjoytheauthor'swritingstyle.Ifeelhemeandersandthattherearesomanyunfinishedthoughtsandideas.Itdrovemecrazy!BytheendofthebookIwasfrustratedandupset.Irecommendthisbooktonoone. ...more flag 15likes · Like  · seereview Viewall3comments Sep23,2020 JoyD ratedit likedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition Shelves: psychology, non-fiction, audio, sociology, business, science, zck, reviewed Thisbookexploresthewaypeoplemakedecisions,particularlysnapjudgments,whicharebasedontheunconsciousmind.Theauthorspeakstotheimportanceofthefirsttwosecondsofanyencounter,pointingoutexamplesofwhereaccesstomoreinformationleadstolessoptimaldecisions.Heoffersanumberofcasestudiestosupporthisassertions.Thesestudiesincludesuchwide-rangingtopicsastheelectionofWarrenG.Harding,theNewCokedebacle,wargames,orchestraauditions,policesh Thisbookexploresthewaypeoplemakedecisions,particularlysnapjudgments,whicharebasedontheunconsciousmind.Theauthorspeakstotheimportanceofthefirsttwosecondsofanyencounter,pointingoutexamplesofwhereaccesstomoreinformationleadstolessoptimaldecisions.Heoffersanumberofcasestudiestosupporthisassertions.Thesestudiesincludesuchwide-rangingtopicsastheelectionofWarrenG.Harding,theNewCokedebacle,wargames,orchestraauditions,policeshootings,andauthenticityofworksofart.Heshowshowthesefirstimpressionscanbedistorted,especiallyinstressfulsituations.Heexplainshowquickdecisionscanbeimprovedthroughrepeatedexposures.Theauthorobviouslyloveshissubject,andheoccasionallygoesoverboardinprovidingdetail.Forexample,hecoversfacialrecognitionpatternsdowntothenamesofthemusclesintheface.Unlikesomeofhisotherbooks,itishardertofigureouthowtobringtheseconceptsdowntoanindividuallevel.Ialwaysenjoyfindingoutmoreabouthowthehumanmindworks. ...more flag 15likes · Like  · seereview Jan25,2018 Zeinahuballah ratedit itwasok  ·  reviewofanotheredition TotalWasteOfTimee,BorBorBoringgg!! flag 15likes · Like  · seereview Jan14,2008 Carolyn ratedit likedit EquallyasfascinatingasGladwell'sotherbookTheTippingPoint.Reallymakesyouthink,consideryourdecisionsdifferently.Quotes:Butintheenditcomesdowntoamatterofrespect,andthesimplestwaythatrespectiscommunicatedisthroughtoneofvoice.OfthetensofmillionsofAmericanmenbelowfivefootsix,agrandtotalofteninmysamplehavereachedthelevelofCEO,whichsaysthatbeingshortisprobablyasmuchofahandicaptocorporatesuccessasbeingawomanoranAfric EquallyasfascinatingasGladwell'sotherbookTheTippingPoint.Reallymakesyouthink,consideryourdecisionsdifferently.Quotes:Butintheenditcomesdowntoamatterofrespect,andthesimplestwaythatrespectiscommunicatedisthroughtoneofvoice.OfthetensofmillionsofAmericanmenbelowfivefootsix,agrandtotalofteninmysamplehavereachedthelevelofCEO,whichsaysthatbeingshortisprobablyasmuchofahandicaptocorporatesuccessasbeingawomanoranAfricanAmerican.Mostofus,inwaysthatwearenotentirelyawareof,automaticallyassociateleadershipabilitywithimposingphysicalstature....whencorrectedforsuchvariablesasageandgenderandweight,aninchofheightisworth$789ayearinsalary.Thatmeansthatapersonwhoissixfeettallbutotherwiseidenticaltosomeonewhoisfivefootfivewillmakeonaverage$5,525moreperyear.Prejudgingisthekissofdeath...becausesometimesthemostunlikelypersonisflush.Thetruthisthatimprovisn'trandomandchaoticatall...it'sanartformgovernedbyaseriesofrules,andtheywanttomakesurethatwhenthey'reuponstage,everyoneabidesbythoserules.Oneofthemostimportantoftherulesthatmakeimprovpossible,forexamplesistheideaofagreement,thenotionthataverysimplewaytocreateastory—orhumor—istohavecharactersaccepteverythingthathappenstothem.Goodimprovisorsseemtelepathic;everythinglookspre-arranged.Thisisbecausetheyacceptalloffersmade—whichissomethingnonormalpersonwoulddo.NeitherMastennorRheabelievesthatcleverpackagingallowsacompanytoputoutabad-tastingproduct.Thetasteoftheproductitselfmattersagreatdeal.Theirpointissimplythatwhenweputsomethinginourmouthandinthatblinkofaneyedecidewhetherittastesgoodornot,wearereactingnotonlytotheevidencefromourtastebudsandsalivaryglandsbutalsototheevidenceofoureyesandmemoriesandimaginations,anditisfoolishofcompanytoserviceonedimensionandignoretheother.Emotioncanalsostartontheface.Thefaceisnotasecondarybillboardforourinternalfeelings.Itisanequalpartnerintheemotionalprocess.SilvanTomkinsonebeganalecturebybellowing,"Thefaceislikeapenis!"Whathemeantwasthatthefacehas,toalargeextent,amindofitsown.Imagineiftherewereaswitchthatallofushad,toturnofftheexpressionsonourfaceatwill.Ifbabieshadthatswitch,wewouldn'tknowwhattheywerefeeling.They'dbeintrouble.Youcouldmakeanargument,ifyouwantedto,thatthesystemevolvedsothatparentswouldbeabletotakecareofkids.Peoplewithautism...havedifficultyinterpretingnon-verbalcues,suchasgesturesandfacialexpressions...inanythinglessthanaperfectlyliteralenvironment,theautisticpersonislost.Intheinterviewswithpoliceofficerswhohavebeeninvolvedwithshootings,thesesamedetailsappearagainandagain:extremevisualclarity,tunnelvision,diminishedsound,andthesensethattimeisslowingdown.Thisishowthehumanbodyreactstoextremestress,anditmakessense.Ourmind,facedwithalife-threateningsituation,drasticallylimitstherangeandamountofinformationthatwehavetodealwith.Soundandmemoryandbroadersocialunderstandingaresacrificedinfavorofheightenedawarenessofthethreatdirectlyinfrontofus. ...more flag 14likes · Like  · seereview Viewall3comments Dec06,2007 Snezan ratedit reallylikedit Recommendsitfor: anyonewithaninterestinhumaninteraction Thisworkiswortharead,ifnotmorethanone.Ihesitatetosaytoomuch,sinceIbelievetheconclusionsitreachesareexploredintheverybeginningandwillimmediatelyinformthereaderofitsrelevance.Idon'tknowwhythatcameoutsolongwinded,thereaderwillfindouthowinterestedtheyarebythefirstorsecondchapter.Ifoundthebookfascinatingforitscloselookintosocialinteractions,particularlybetweentwopeople,andforexplainingwhyisometimesIthinkthewaytha Thisworkiswortharead,ifnotmorethanone.Ihesitatetosaytoomuch,sinceIbelievetheconclusionsitreachesareexploredintheverybeginningandwillimmediatelyinformthereaderofitsrelevance.Idon'tknowwhythatcameoutsolongwinded,thereaderwillfindouthowinterestedtheyarebythefirstorsecondchapter.Ifoundthebookfascinatingforitscloselookintosocialinteractions,particularlybetweentwopeople,andforexplainingwhyisometimesIthinkthewaythatIdo.Theintuitiveprocessofunderstandingisonethathasmadealotofsensetome,andIamgladthisbooktakesamicroscopetothatunderpinningofsociety'soperation.Theexamplesinthebookarerelevant,timelyandbuttresstheargumentwell.Especiallythestoryaboutthepsychologistthathasa90percentsuccessrateofwhetherarelationshipwouldlastpast7years.Theauthor'sdecisiontoskipalittleexpositionondetractorsfromtheintuitivesystemofproblemsolvingwasalittledisappointing,althoughIdounderstandthatBlinkisnot,norpretendstobeascholarlywork.Insteaditpurportstobealighthouseforapartofourdecision-makingthatisoftenignoredinsocietyandstayshiddenfromourconsciousunderstanding.Weoftendon'tknowwhywelikeordislikesomeonethewaywedo,andyetweallowthatjudgmenttoaffectourinteractionextremelyorwaffleendlesslyovertryingtodenyorproveourfirstimpression.Howmanytimesdoyouremembersaying"reallywantedtolikethat,"thatbeingadressorapersonorabookandhowmuchtimehasitwasted.Orwhyitsometimestakeonlyamomentforapersontodecidewhetherornotanideahasmerit.Gladwellexploresthosesnapjudgmentsindetails,andwritesinareadable,approachableway.Heisnotafraidtotacklesomecontroversialtopics. ...more flag 14likes · Like  · seereview Viewall3comments May30,2012 Jenny(ReadingEnvy) ratedit itwasok Shelves: read2012, librarianship Ifindthisbooktosayverylittleintheend,atleast,littlethatisusefulorthatIcanapply.Wemakesplit-secondjudgements.Somepeoplemoreaccuratelythanothers.Thisdoesnotalwaysmeanwhatwethinkitmeans.Okay....Iguesswhenthesubtitleofabookhasthewords"power"and"thinking"init("ThePowerofThinkingWithoutThinking"),Iexpecttogainsomethingfromit.InsteadIfeelliketheauthorexplainsallthereasonswhyweshouldnotberelyingonsnapjudgements,desp Ifindthisbooktosayverylittleintheend,atleast,littlethatisusefulorthatIcanapply.Wemakesplit-secondjudgements.Somepeoplemoreaccuratelythanothers.Thisdoesnotalwaysmeanwhatwethinkitmeans.Okay....Iguesswhenthesubtitleofabookhasthewords"power"and"thinking"init("ThePowerofThinkingWithoutThinking"),Iexpecttogainsomethingfromit.InsteadIfeelliketheauthorexplainsallthereasonswhyweshouldnotberelyingonsnapjudgements,despitethefactthatsomeofthetime,theyareright.Idon'tfind"some"tobeveryuseful.Ifapersoncan'trelyonfirstimpressions,orwhattheauthorreferstoas"thinslice"representationsofperformanceortaste,whatgoodisthereintalkingaboutitatall?ThenIstartedthinkingaboutwhyIreadthisbookinthefirstplace.WhenthenewpresidentoftheuniversitywhereIworkstarted,hetalkedextensivelyaboutMalcolmGladwell.HereferencedthisbookaswellasOutliers.IfeltlikeifIreadthem,Iwouldunderstandwherehewascomingfrom,andsomeofthechangeshehasbeenmaking.Ihavetoadmitthatknowinghowmuchofadecisionpeoplemakeinthatfirstmomentcouldhaveanimpactonhowaplaceismarketed.Eveniffirstimpressionsdon'tnecessarilybecomeouropinionslateron,theystillhavethepowertomakeadecisioninaperson'smind,forbetterorforworse.Still,I'mnotsurehowyoucanmakethatworkforyou.Isitbettertobesuper-sweetPepsithatpeoplepreferatthefirstsip,ormorepopularCoca-Colawhichpeoplearemorelikelytodrinkanentirebottle/canof,andmakearepeatpurchaseof?I'dratherbeCoke.CanyoumanufactureenoughofaPepsiexperienceandthenalsobeCoke?Thatsoundsdangeroustome,becauseI'mnotsureyoucanbeboth."Peopleareignorantofthethingsthataffecttheiractions,yettheyrarelyfeelignorant.Weneedtoacceptourignoranceandsay'Idon'tknow'moreoften.""Howgoodpeople'sdecisionsareunderthefast-moving,high-stressconditionsofrapidcognitionisafunctionoftrainingandrulesandrehearsal."Gladwelldoesseemtobesayingthatifyouunderstandthelimitationsofsnap-judgments,youcantrainyourselftotrytolessenbias,prejudice,andincorrectassumptions.Itseemstomethatthebiggertrickisunderstandingwhenandhowyouaredoingthistobeginwith.Writemeabookabouthowtodothat,Mr.Gladwell. ...more flag 13likes · Like  · seereview Viewall10comments Feb21,2017 RohitEnghakat ratedit likedit Shelves: business Blinkisaninterestingread.Thebookisaboutmakingdecisionsintheblinkofaneye,tobeprecise.Theauthorsaysthatdecisionswhicharemadeinstantlyarefarmorefruitfulthanthosemadewithlongdrawnresearchandlogicalthinking.Hecitesmanyexampleswhicharealsointerestingtoread.Forexample,thedescriptionoftheAmadouDialloincidentwherepoliceofficersshotanunarmedblackimmigrantinNewYorkwithforty-onebulletswasstunning.Equallyinterestingwasthelaste Blinkisaninterestingread.Thebookisaboutmakingdecisionsintheblinkofaneye,tobeprecise.Theauthorsaysthatdecisionswhicharemadeinstantlyarefarmorefruitfulthanthosemadewithlongdrawnresearchandlogicalthinking.Hecitesmanyexampleswhicharealsointerestingtoread.Forexample,thedescriptionoftheAmadouDialloincidentwherepoliceofficersshotanunarmedblackimmigrantinNewYorkwithforty-onebulletswasstunning.EquallyinterestingwasthelastexampleofAbbieConnantplayingthetrombonetraditionallyplayedbyamaleintheMunichPhilharmonicOrchestra.However,somehowthetheorydidnotappealtome.Itisalmostakintorelyingonsixthsense,althoughtheauthortriestoprovethisscientifically.Thebookmightappealmoretopsychologistsorpsychiatrists. ...more flag 13likes · Like  · seereview «previous123456789…next» newtopicDiscussThisBook topics  posts  views  lastactivity    Intro 1 2 Apr20,202205:37PM   BookReview 3 17 Sep15,202101:48PM   PlayBookTag: [PollBallot]BlinkbyMalcolmGladwell-3stars 1 9 Sep23,202007:42PM   MadisonCountyNC...: Blink 1 2 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Share RecommendIt  |  Stats  |  RecentStatusUpdates Readersalsoenjoyed Seesimilarbooks… Genres Nonfiction 8,466users Psychology 4,110users Business 1,608users SelfHelp 1,168users Science 1,158users Sociology 453users Audiobook 443users SelfHelp> PersonalDevelopment 351users Philosophy 279users Leadership 225users Seetopshelves… AboutMalcolmGladwell MalcolmGladwell 31,115 followers MalcolmGladwellistheauthoroffiveNewYorkTimesbestsellers—TheTippingPoint,Blink,Outliers,WhattheDogSaw,andDavidandGoliath.Heisalsotheco-founderofPushkinIndustries,anaudiocontentcompanythatproducesthepodcastsRevisionistHistory,whichreconsidersthingsbothoverlookedandmisunderstood,andBrokenRecord,wherehe,RickRubin,andBruceHeadlaminterviewmusici MalcolmGladwellistheauthoroffiveNewYorkTimesbestsellers—TheTippingPoint,Blink,Outliers,WhattheDogSaw,andDavidandGoliath.Heisalsotheco-founderofPushkinIndustries,anaudiocontentcompanythatproducesthepodcastsRevisionistHistory,whichreconsidersthingsbothoverlookedandmisunderstood,andBrokenRecord,wherehe,RickRubin,andBruceHeadlaminterviewmusiciansacrossawiderangeofgenres.GladwellhasbeenincludedintheTIME100MostInfluentialPeoplelistandtoutedasoneofForeignPolicy'sTopGlobalThinkers. ...more BooksbyMalcolmGladwell More… ArticlesfeaturingthisbookMalcolmGladwellExaminestheRealDangerofTalkingtoStrangersIn2019,doesMalcolmGladwellevenneedanintroduction?Inthepasttwodecades,allfiveofhisbookshavemadeTheNewYorkTimes'bestseller...Readmore...93likes·18comments TriviaAboutBlink:ThePower... 7triviaquestions Morequizzes&trivia... QuotesfromBlink:ThePower... “Thekeytogooddecisionmakingisnotknowledge.Itisunderstanding.Weareswimmingintheformer.Wearedesperatelylackinginthelatter.” — 710likes “Wehave,ashumanbeings,astorytellingproblem.We'reabittooquicktocomeupwithexplanationsforthingswedon'treallyhaveanexplanationfor.” — 633likes Morequotes… Welcomeback.JustamomentwhilewesignyouintoyourGoodreadsaccount.