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Narrated by:
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Malcolm Gladwell
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By:
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Malcolm Gladwell
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"Brilliant." (Observer)
"Astonishing." (Daily Mail)
"Compelling." (Evening Standard)
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A minor but unusual and very nice detail: this audiobook is actually modified slightly from the written edition, so it consistently makes sense to a listener as oposed to a reader.
Eye opener
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As the book progresses he gradually builds a convincing theory about how our minds are adept at making accurate instantaneous judgements and how, in many cases, the more information we are given the less likely we are to judge well.
But then he starts to make some slightly dubious claims and even to contradict himself somewhat. He tells the story of 4 policemen who kill an African American in a bad neighbourhood at night because they think he has a gun. He says that the stress of the situation gives them ‘temporary autism’ which robs them of their normal powers to make ‘blink’ judgements. But you just don’t need this theory to explain why they misjudged the situation. It was dark, and the inability of the men to detect the innocence and terror on the victim’s face could be explained by this alone.
Later on he describes another policeman, who had received training in controlling this kind of panic reaction in dangerous and stressful situations, and because of this training, when faced with an armed youngster, he waited a little longer and gathered more information and decided not to shoot. But this contradicts the main idea of the book, which is that we make better decisions when we allow our intuition to do it in a blink.
So, by the end of the book, you have been entertained and have also been persuaded that humans often make better judgements when they ‘thin slice’, i.e. they make quick unconscious decisions based on very limited information. But, in my opinion, he tries to over-elaborate his theory in the later chapters, and I felt myself disagreeing with him, which spoilt the book a bit.
Good but flawed
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Would you listen to Blink again? Why?
Another book where Malcolm delves into the intricacies of a single topic. Very well read by the author.Great Listening for your commute!
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Wonderful
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Manual For Life & Learning
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Would you consider the audio edition of Blink to be better than the print version?
I did not read the print version.What did you like best about this story?
The subject matter contained a lot of ideas that were completely new to me.What about Malcolm Gladwell???s performance did you like?
Malcolm Gladwell is passionate about his ideas, and this comes over clearly in his reading.If you could give Blink a new subtitle, what would it be?
Important observations about first impressionsAny additional comments?
Wonderful audiobook!Really enjoyed the book
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Would you consider the audio edition of Blink to be better than the print version?
Yes, the fact that it is author read gives it a feel of authenticity. I don't have to judge emphasis or pronunciation (not a native English speaker)What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?
The book confronts one with everyday realities which is presented from a new perspective.Which character – as performed by Malcolm Gladwell – was your favorite?
He does himself rather convincingly :-)Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
It held my attention, but not to the point where I could not pause. I liked it - binding enough to hold me yet autonomous enough in its coherence that the interruptions inevitable in my life did not significantly detract from the value even though I can only listen for ~40 minutes at a timeAny additional comments?
Outliers spoiled it for us as this is somewhat less wow but by any other standard it is great. Sometimes I got the feeling the point was belabored as it was already stated yet only paraphrased later, but there were also times when the extra angle added more insight.All n all a valuable listen!
Stunning but Gladwel spoilt us with Outliers
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A great book! Highly recommended!
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Blink
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Fascinating
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