Blink

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It was ok.....

15 months ago

Truthfully when I began the book I found it facinating but throughout reading the ramainder I found I had to force myself to read it. The book is half common sense and half speculation. Some of the tests and studies can be proven false and highly speculative. I do agree that the subconscious plays a great deal on our decisions and how we interact with others but if you know yourself it is easy to identify why you feel or act the way you do.

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Realization

This review is from: Blink: The Power Of Thinking Without Thinking (Trade Paperback)

5 months ago

Interesting and hard to put down. This is not a novel! It's format is more fact based and is meant to educate. The underlying concept and every day activity explained by Gladwell really makes you think twice about what is going on around you.

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Interesting concept

3 years ago

My first book for this author and I must say I was impressed. Recommended this book to many friends and even purchased the Tipping Point. I did not find the Tipping Point as good as this book. Noting that is book is fully of social observations more many anything - it was still a good read.

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Not as good as everyone said

This review is from: Blink: The Power Of Thinking Without Thinking (Trade Paperback)

8 months ago

I bought "Blink" after a friend recommended it to me. I read a couple chapters each day but I never really had the feeling of "I can't put this book down!" I got about halfway through it and gave up. The book is very repetitive and gets boring. Some of the stories are good though, about certain people who have made quick decisions/judgements and were successful. Overall, I wouldn't recommend it.

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One sharp book!

3 years ago

Loved this book. Quick read as the author has a fluid and direct writing style. Just by scanning the first page you can tell if you are going to like this book or not in the blink of an eye.

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a Fairly Good Read

This review is from: Blink: The Power Of Thinking Without Thinking (Trade Paperback)

13 months ago

The writer has accumulated a lot of interesting psychology experiments to explain to us how our subconscious brain makes decisions in split seconds. how ever some times it does feel like the writer is repeating him self where as he goes so deep into explaining the minutest of details for which repetition becomes important. the book is surely worth reading.

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A good, quick, read.

3 years ago

Interesting analysis and observations on the strange workings of the human subconscience. I wouldn't quite call it reolutionary. True to its thene you really pick up the point of the whole book in the first few pages.

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Must read

This review is from: Blink: The Power Of Thinking Without Thinking (Trade Paperback)

2 years ago

Gladwell himself defined this book as an "intellectual adventure". This is the perfect description of the book. In the nutshell, this is the book about how and why we can make best-informed (!) decisions in two seconds - before any additional information overwhelms us. However, the book is much more than that . Gladwell also tries to answer another part of the question: when can we trust our immediate judgement, and when the traditional "think about it" approach is more effcient. Even though… + read more

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Thought Provoking

3 years ago

As someone who likes to take her time making decisions, I first thought this book was laughable as it seemed to suggest that taking any significant length of time to make a decision was unnecessary given our instincts. In the end, I found the book highlighted certain indicators that already exist when looking for an answer, and though it doesn't provide scientifically proven examples for every situation, it served as a reminder for me that you need to look at all the little things and often the… + read more

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