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Blink

By: Malcolm Gladwell
Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
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Intuition is not some magical property that arises unbidden from the depths of our mind. It is a product of long hours and intelligent design, of meaningful work environments, and particular rules and principles. This audiobook shows us how we can hone our instinctive ability to know in an instant, helping us to bring out the best in our thinking and become better decision-makers in our homes, offices, and in everyday life. Just as he did with his revolutionary theory of the tipping point, Gladwell reveals how the power of blink could fundamentally transform our relationships - the way we consume, create and communicate, how we run our businesses, and even our societies. You'll never think about thinking in the same way again.
©2005 Malcolm Gladwell (P)2005 Hachette Audio

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"Malcolm Gladwell goes deep into the reliability of hunches, instinct and instant, apparently irrational understandings. It appears that they are all aspects of an important survival mechanism, the one that makes us jump the right way when we stumble jay-walking as a lorry hurtles towards us. Full of fascinating theories about how science can be duped more often than our unsonscious minds can, Gladwell ranges from art fakes and gambling to marriages in jeopady and job interviews. I was instantly convinced." ( The Times)
"Brilliant." ( Observer)
"Astonishing." ( Daily Mail)
"Compelling." ( Evening Standard)

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Boring

i did not like this book at all. i think that its not written for people who often use rapid cognition. more for the boring office worker who doesnt ( if they think at all). i found the author gets lost a lot in his analogies and struggles to bring it back to the topic. if you wanna play word association with no goal, learn about facial muscles in latin or market research about coke vs pepsi then go for it. if you want an intellectual discussion about the pscology of rapid cognition, id suggest something else.

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Insightful, could be more useful though

Liked it, but be good if we can learn and action rather than just be intrigued and then not know how to utilize the insights to improve

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Great book!

This book is excellent but i do feel and hope that the concepts of racism and discrimination are outdated or soon to be. Certainly in Australia where i live things are a bit different to the US. But still the findings of Malcolm Gladwell are brilliant & worth everyone reading/listening

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interesting and engaging.

such an interesting collection of stories in here. if you liked tipping point you'll love this one too. it is one of those audio books where you will sit in the car in the driveway to finish a chapter if you arrive home with 20 minutes to go.

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I liked it. muscle memory

we all have that certain thing that we do by our muscle memory. this book explains this perfectly

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Brilliant

Love his books/audiobooks.
Brilliant mind and point of view! Thank you for this book Malcolm.

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Fantastic!

A great read you can't help but learn and be fascinated by finding out what you know and understanding what you don't.

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Easy to listen to, informative, clever.

I think I'm hooked. Gladwell delivers everytime! As part of my study in positive psychology he connects dots between a range of fields if study.

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Fantastic insight

Very insightful and scientific approach taken, mixed with great story telling. Recommend to people suffering from first impression syndrome, a career debilitating condition.

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interesting

very interesting book. recommend to anybody who likes to contemplate about life. easy to listen.

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