Blink by Malcolm Gladwell (2007, Paperback, Reprint)

The second from Malcolm Gladwell, the author of 'The Tipping Point', 'Blink' is about first impressions. But Malcolm takes it a little too far and tries to put everything about New york he can think of into the book. It veers off the socio-scientific and into the incoherent.
Still some interesting facts, but not the page turner I expected from Gladwell.

I love Malcolm Gladwell books. His writing style combines a unique and great mixture of down-to-earth explanations of heady themes with easy to understand words and explanations. Books like his (including the previous release "Tipping Point") really help average readers who aren't intellectuals understand some pretty intense and 'hard to wrap your head around' psychological, statistical and historical trends that just happen to affect almost all of us at some time or another in our lives. This material is a fascinating and quick read and you'll find that it is filled with so many facts that you'll be telling your co-workers, friends and family about so many different and interesting things that you've learned by reading it. I highly recommend this book.

Some great 'aha' moments and quick read. Gladwell uses great examples and a lot of back up data including websites to confirm his thesis. Decisions due to your first few seconds to the pitfalls of when your intuition can be blind sighted.
Key to the thoughts for me was the relevance of listening to your gut and acting on your impressions does have value and is based in man's DNA for survival. Often second guessing ourselves or over analyzing issues leads to inaction and acceptance. Recognizing what can harm you or a 'toxic' boss or relationship sooner than rationalizing 'bad for you behaviors' is epic to survive in the corporate world rift with undermining basic instincts that can lead to greater success.
I have attended top level executive meetings for two major US Comapnies where Gladwell spent two hours a week in ignoring gut needs and expounding on over analyzing to the point of inaction and worse continue the game with their staff so all are spinning wheels to no avail. Those companies are not successful.
Corporate America should make this book a read for any executives struggling with today's economy to get back to the first impression and swift action to market or acknowlege sooner to trust the front line employees more that are hands on doing the work that is no longer creating progress for the very company that puts food on their table.
I have seen the last five years of my current company unable to decide about who should be the CIO (five in five years)not to mention to CEO's.
I don't feel crazy anymore for thinking how idiotic over thinking Executives plan their strategies for their goal only to wordsmith it to the point of indecision once again then fire that Executive team and bring in a new group only to have them repeat the same mistakes allover again without the expertise and gut interpretaions of employees that can give the new team the insight that what they are proposing already failed in the past.
So I recommend this read for all Executives and embrace it with open minds and then pass the book down through the ranks and empower their employees to help with their first take and move the companies forward.

While the book was good. It lacked some of the eccential components of psychological research and data collection.

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The book is great. I like the writer and have other books published by him. I will always look for books by Malcom Gladwell. Have given several away as Christmas gifts.

My brother inlaw told me about this book,so I read about a chapter at a book store and decided to by it. I believe it really makes you think. I'm not a real avid reader but the more you read the more you want to read

what a great book! I recommend this to anyone who wants a fast read about how we make judgments based on the first two seconds of seeing something.

Great seller. Will buy again. Fast shipping. Awesome book, highly recommend it. Mark Cuban read it and referred it on a Q & A session is how I found out about it.

In Blink, Malcolm Galdwell does an excellent job at breaking down the anatomy of snap judgements. Why and how we make them. He helps you understand that you dont always need all the information, not even a lot of information to make a good decision. This book makes you analyze the way you think and deal with others. It made me completely rethink the way I think when I meet someone and allowed me to recognize and then move pass my sub conscious bias. Great Book, life changing even. I also suggest his first book The Tipping Point.