Malcolm Gladwell, “Blink”
November 10, 2008
Malcolm Gladwell is a writer for the New Yorker, and he cracks me up.
THE LOWDOWN
Published: 2005, 280 pp.
Obtained via: Library
Date started: 10.12.08
Date finished: 11.10.08
What I liked: The question he asks in this book is how do we know the things we know? Why are first impressions so often, and so immediately, accurate? He explores the concept of thin-slicing—picking out the details that matter from the chaff our senses generate. The examples come from everywhere—the music industry, law enforcement, psychology, art history. Totally fascinating.
What I didn’t like: No complaints!
Oh, also: Seriously, listen to this episode of This American Life.
Entry Filed under: Books, Journalism, Nonfiction. Tags: blink, Books, malcolm gladwell, new yorker, psychology, thin-slicing, thinking.
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