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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 Career Success Decision-Making & Problem Solving Personal Development Personal Success Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Social Psychology & Interactions Career Inspiring Leadership Business

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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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A very insightful read, but laboured in places. Made me want to explore the subject further

intriguing, fascinating but alittle laboured

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The adaptive unconscious influences how we act & shapes our views without actively "thinking" a

Well written and literally an eye opener

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finished it in a few days.... as I did with outliers the few days before that!

loved it

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i kinda struggled to stay on track with the train of thought. but very interesting nevertheless

very deep content

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Great book and narration. It was so good, I sailed through without a tide. Loved it!

Simplest understanding of first impressions

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I enjoyed very much this insightful book,
Definitely recommend it for anyone wanting to broad your knowledge👌🏽

Great book

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Having previously listened to and enjoyed Outliers I decided to give this a go and was not disappointed. The topic was very interesting I particularly enjoyed the examples given. The story of how Korean airlines manged to change the safety record I thought was very cool. Like the previous audio book I found Gladwell's narration to be spot on.

Very interesting topic and great naration

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Brilliant way to communicate by way of well researched story. Everyone should listen to this and think about the way we understand the world around us. thanks

everyone should listen to this

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It's been so inspiring to listen to.
it gives a great perspective on your first impressions.

Magnificent

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Mr Gladwell has collected an interesting set of anecdotes loosely connected to short time spans and pulls them together without much logic or structure and with many internal contradictions. Sometimes experts are people who have analysed their topic (e.g. food) so that they have access to their sub-conscious whereas non-experts flounder around with holistic impressions, sometimes experts have such finely tuned intuitions that they can instantly say that, for example, a statue is fake, but they have no access to the (highly trained) sub-conscious that tells them this. Ignore pedants like me, Mr Gladwell's amiable muddle-through will provide entertainment and food for thought (especially about prejudice) for any reader.

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