Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

Unabridged
Author: Malcolm Gladwell
Narrator: Malcolm Gladwell
Genres: Business, Self-help
Publisher: Time Warner Audio Books
Date: January 2005
Length: 8 hours
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From the bestselling author of "The Tipping Point" comes a groundbreaking newaudiobook about decision-making.

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exploring perceptions

by DrakeDT
  • Book Rating: 5/5

No point

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 2/5

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exploring perceptions

Written by DrakeDT on December 11th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 5/5

I'm not sure what I was expecting, but i think I was looking to fill time with a self-help book. What I got was something different and so much more. The Author does an excellent job taking the listener on a journey into the less obvious reactions of the mind. It's more a smorgasbord of ideas and concepts around a central theme. Everything is presented Neutrally giving an excellent unbiased look into thought processes that affect most everyone. I enjoyed the ride so much, that I am not only planning on buying it for myself, but for a few others I know that would enjoy a study on how people make the decisions we make. Concepts are reinforced, but I still feel the author presents a good evaluation of the mental process in a neutral voice explaining how we come to blink decisions, and how that can go wrong as well. The whole time, not defining people as good or bad. I'm also considering looking into other titles by Gladwell.

No point

Written by Anonymous on November 14th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 2/5

This book was all about telling stories on how people acted without thinking. It never got to a point of explaining or teaching how a person could be better at making decisions without thinking.

Overtold

Written by APDS4 from Stockton, CA on October 19th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 3/5

I read this book. I have not yet listened to it. The book has some relevant information and stresses the importance of first impressions. It goes a little overboard however in the reasearch documentation to prove its point.

Fascinating, if a little unfocused

Written by Anonymous from Hampton Cove, AL on October 17th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 4/5

Blink is primarily a description of several different psychological studies regarding the intuitive, snap judgements that anyone makes the first time they see something. Sometimes these judgments are incredibly insightful, sometimes fatally flawed (literally). The book is a very entertaining and educational survey of a lot of different topics. In the end I was hoping for a conclusion that ties all of the pieces together. This never happened, but it didn't get in the way of thoroughly enjoying this. Very well read, unabridged.

Blink: The Power of Thinking

Written by Pam from Long Beach, CA on September 16th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 5/5

What a great and interesting book this is! It's fascinating. I highly recommend it for anyone. I actually learned some things!!

Blink but don't fall asleep!

Written by NJ Bookman on August 25th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 4/5

While I enjoyed Blink, I found that the unabridged version was a little long. The points were valid but were repetitous especially when I was listening to disc 6 and 7. The main concept wasn't very clear about the benefit of rapid sub thinking which might be the author's point. Maybe I blinked too many times!

Great Book

Written by Anonymous from Hannon, ON on August 19th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 4/5

Ever wonder why we decide things on the spur of the moment and if our judgements are correct? This book is a great explanation as to why we do so and how our brains decide what information to keep and discard. I found this a very interesting audio book, well worth the rental! I enjoyed it a lot.

awesome book

Written by Anonymous on August 6th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 5/5

I loved this book. Every once in a while there is a book that really makes me think and reflect on myself- the subject matter of this book obviously lends itself to that naturally- but this book offered insight that I have been over looking for years, so I found it very interesting. Its worth the listen for sure.

OK

Written by Brian Gleason from Chelmsford, MA on July 13th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 2/5

It was OK. Not waste of time, but not riveting. It did help me understand that little voice we all have that tells us when something isn't right but we are not sure what it truly is. I trust my hunches a little more now because there may be something to them. Give a listen and you might agree.

Excellent!

Written by sarac from Springville, CA on June 21st, 2008

  • Book Rating: 5/5

I found this book fascinating. I have an MA in Communication Studies and I could follow it easily. My husband who has no experience with this topic actually found it very intriguing also. We had a few interesting discussions as we listened. I loved the analysis and enjoyed the different possibilities. What I got from the book personally is that we all make instant judgments and sometimes they work and sometimes they don't because we haven't placed them in the correct context. Our instant judgments are there, that is not deniabe. Great book and my compliments to the author for delving into a an emotional topic and studying it so thoroughly.

Selected Reviews

exploring perceptions

by DrakeDT
  • Book Rating: 5/5

No point

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 2/5

More...

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