Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Audiobook

" This is one of the most asinine books I've ever read. Seriously, the entire thesis is "sometimes people make snap decisions and these may be more effective than a conducting a drawn out analysis." OK, maybe this is an interesting topic for a 4 page long form in Wired or something, but as a book, it completely fails. Malcolm Gladwell can stuff the book chock full of marginally relevant anecdotes and cherry picked studies but nothing is going to cover up the utter inanity of the thesis. "

" This book is part of the curatorial movement that is so prevalent on the internet. The book is a good quick read, that combines the 'that's amazing' factor with the illusion that you discovering some new unthought of theory. But I suspect that the disparate and select research is merely cobbled together to support a tenuous theory. "

" I listened to this on a long drive this weekend. It emphasizes how our snap judgments can both help and inhibit us, what can make us be able to make better judgments and vice versa, and so on. My favorite line? When he was talking about the power to read people's facial expressions to basically mind read, and he quoted someone he interviewed about Clinton before he became President. Basically, Clinton had the, "I've got my hand in the cookie jar, love me because I'm a rascal" look. I laughed out loud. I want to be able to read minds. "

" While I loved parts of this book, it just doesn't compare to Gladwell's later book, Outliers, which was one of my all time favorites! You might consider skipping this one & picking up Outliers instead. "

" As someone who is interested in psychology I snapped this up when I saw it in a charity shop, I found it to be very interesting, and also very useful for day to day life, giving you an insight into how people can know things at first glance and how some people take longer to recognize things. This is the type of book that I will definitely keep and read again. "

" I think I've read the three books he's known for randomly. This, as the others, worked for me, as it makes me see things a bit differently. "

" I love everything this author has written "

" I could not stop gabbing about all the cool bits of info in this book while reading this book. This book effectively points out the things that are all around you, yet you have never noticed. "

" Interesting book on some psychological aspects of our dayly life, but a little bit superficial. "

" Malcolm Gladwell turns stats about our lives, thought patterns, and decisions making process into a whole new world of awareness...are you really thinking what you thought you felt? "

" very good about the inner details of quick thinking. However in some parts give too much details about university research and data. Worth to read, I recommend. "

" Here is why you can trust your first impressions. Made me go out and buy his other books. "

" This worth a read. Why people choose a decision in tough, important situations is a fascinating topic. I am glad I read this book. I guess it won't help me make such decisions, but it can help look back and analyze why I did what I did. "

" I've read this book several times - am currently reading it with my students - and it amazes me every time. Our minds are truly fascinating. "

" pretty good, for a book on psychology :P "

" The book is quite astounding, it makes you realize the importance of your subconscious and the marvels it can do to you. I enjoyed every single 'sip' of it. "

" The books provides insight into the functioning of the mind while making snap judgements. Concepts like 'adaptive unconscious', 'implicit association' are reinforced throughout the book. Elucidated with examples throughout on every page, its a easy breezy read! "

" not as good as his other book, which was slightly more interesting since they were very identical "

" Trivial things decided that gave tremendous impact to lives. Very very interesting! "

" I would recommend this over "Outliers" by same author. It's more interesting and the supporting arguments made more sense. "

" Impressive insight into the power and accuracy of first, split-second impressions. "

" An interesting if brief dip in and around behavioural psychology "

" Knew the subconscious was powerful but didn't realize how it worked... present tense only etc... and how it is linked to our survival instincts. And also very interesting about how it controls our prejudices. Has made me want to read more on this subject... "

" My favorite Malcolm Gladwell book! Definitely does not disappoint! "

" This was the first Malcolm Gladwell book I read and I was hooked from the first few pages in an airport gift shop. I love learning about how our instincts work and the way society influences our gut reactions, sometimes for the worse. "

" This was a fascinating book discussing factors that contribute to our first impressions and how we can train ourselves to make more accurate impressions. I enjoyed it and it was fun to think about and discuss. "

" I felt like Malcolm Gladwell was dragging out this book to make it a book. He took one idea, a very good one, about gut instinct, and built a whole book around it. Chapter after chapter, I kept thinking "But I just read this in the previous chapter!" "

" the thing about malcolm gladwell is he always thinks he's right. no room for any other interpretation. also, this book felt a little...wandering. i felt like he started out trying to make a point, but halfway through he stopped trying. but interesting stuff, and accessible as always. "

" Not sure if it was just over my head or if it was some gobbldy-gook. "

" loved the real world examples given and insight into the mind. "