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About Blink Book
From the #1 bestselling author of The Bomber Mafia, the landmark book that has revolutionized the way we understand leadership and decision making. In his breakthrough bestseller The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell redefined how we understand the world around us. Now, in Blink, he revolutionizes the way we understand the world within. 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 as they seem. Why are some people brilliant decision makers, while others are consistently inept? Why do some people follow their instincts and win, while others end up stumbling into error? How do our brains really work--in the office, in the classroom, in the kitchen, and in the bedroom? And why are the best decisions often those that are impossible to explain to others? In Blink we meet the psychologist who has learned to predict whether a marriage will last, based on a few minutes of observing a couple; the tennis coach who knows when a player will double-fault before the racket even makes contact with the ball; the antiquities experts who recognize a fake at a glance. Here, too, are great failures of "blink": the election of Warren Harding; "New Coke"; and the shooting of Amadou Diallo by police. Blink reveals that great decision makers aren't those who process the most information or spend the most time deliberating, but those who have perfected the art of "thin-slicing"--filtering the very few factors that matter from an overwhelming number of variables.
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“The key to good decision making is not knowledge. It is understanding. We are swimming in the former. We are desperately lacking in the latter.”
MALCOLM GLADWELL
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“Insight is not a lightbulb that goes off inside our heads. It is a flickering candle that can easily be snuffed out.”
MALCOLM GLADWELL
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The Theory of Thin-Slicing
Humans can take a small amount of data – a “thin-slice” – and draw conclusions from it using a combination of experience and intuition.
Thin-slicing allows us to make smart decisions based on little information with minimal deliberation.
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This book is very complex for me. It is different. I highly recommend for you to read the whole book. There are so much stories and information served into bits for easier comprehension. You never know what you'll learn from BLINK.
ADAPTIVE UNCONSCIOUSNESS
This new notion of adaptive unconsciousness is thought of instead, as a kind of giant computer that quickly and quietly processes a lot of the data we need in order to keep functioning as human beings.
The power of adaptive unconsciousness, high-level sophisticated thinking to the unconsciousness.
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TIME and QUALITY
We live in a world that assumes that the quality of a decision is directly related to the time and effort that went into making it.
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The 1st task of BLINK
... decisions made very quickly can very bit as good as decisions made cautiously and deliberately.
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Discover the hidden power of thinking without thinking with Malcolm Gladwell’s “Blink.”
Topics You Will Master Today
The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (Snap Judgments)
2. Thin-Slicing (Rapid Cognition)
3. Adaptive Unconscious (Automatic Processing)
4. Role of Experience (Intuition Development)
5. Priming Effects (Subconscious Influences)
6. Dark Side of Snap Judgments (Biases and Errors)
7. Expertise and Intuition (Skilled Intuition)
8. Warren Harding Error (Judgment Flaws)
9. Influence of First Impressions
10. Importance of Context
11. Art of Reading People (Nonverbal Cues)
12.Delicate Balance of Deliberation and Instinct
13. The Power of Immediate Decisions
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Truly successful decision-making relies on a balance between deliberate and instinctive thinking
MALCOLM GLADWELL
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The Power of Thinking without Thinking
Our brains often make split-second decisions without conscious thought. Gladwell explores how these snap judgments, though seemingly instantaneous, are informed by deep-seated knowledge and experience.
“We are innately equipped to make good decisions quickly.”
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Unveiling the mysteries of rapid decision-making and intuitive judgment. 🌟📚
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Unveiling the mysteries of rapid decision-making and intuitive judgment.
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1. The Adaptive Unconscious
Our unconscious mind processes vast amounts of information, enabling rapid decision-making. It draws on our experiences, cultural biases, and emotional cues to form intuitive judgments.
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2. Thin-Slicing
Through thin-slicing, our minds filter essential patterns from seemingly insignificant details. This ability allows us to make accurate snap judgments in a fraction of a second.
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Overall, these principles foster a growth-oriented mindset, encouraging individuals to take initiative, set ambitious goals, and persevere through challenges. They promote personal development, financial prosperity, and the realization of one's full potential.
The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
The Power of Thinking Without Thinking" by Malcolm Gladwell explores the concept of rapid decision-making and intuitive thinking. Here are the main points from the book along with some notable quotes:
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1- Thin-Slicing:
The book introduces the fascinating notion of "thin-slicing." This is the ability we have to make quick and surprisingly accurate decisions based on a very small amount of information. It's like our minds are wired to sift through the essentials, often leading us to spot-on conclusions without exhaustive analysis.
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2- Unconscious Processing:
Gladwell delves into the power of our unconscious mind. This hidden mental realm actively processes information and arrives at judgments, even when we're not consciously aware of it happening. It's as if our minds are working behind the scenes, processing data in ways that can sometimes even outperform our conscious thinking.
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Decision making with help of intuition
Intuitions can make very good effect on decision making. For example, when we see a person for first time, the intuition makes you build the first impression about the person which further helps in decision making involving the person.A job interview for instance, the percentage of selecting a interviewee is the combination of the performance and the intuition about the interviewee. This book gives us ways to develop our intuition and controll it and use the skill for good.
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"All of us gravitate toward things that mean something to us, and for most of us, that's people. But if people don't anchor meaning on you, then you seek something that does."
AMI KLIN
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"Our first impressions are generated by our experiences and our environment, which means that we can change our first impressions - we can alter the way we thin slice - by changing the experiences that comprise those impressions."
MALCOLM GLADWELL
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You cannot prejudge people in this business. Prejudging is the kiss of death. You have to give everyone your best shot."
BOB COLOMB
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Free will is largely an illusion
We think that the decisions we make are are not influenced but our own, we couldn't be more wrong because we make decisions solely due to our surroundings, our environment and the people we spend our life with. That is why it is also always recommended to stay with good people or people you want to be like.
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