I've long been a fan of Malcolm Gladwell and his books such as The Tipping Point, Outliers and What The Dog Saw so it was inevitable that at some time I would get around to reading his book Blink which I have just finished reading using the Kindle App on the Apple iPad.
While in many of his other books Gladwell focuses more on the external world and forces us to challenge our assumptions, Blink is focussed internally and more specifically on how are brains work both consciously and subconsciously. Blink is a fascinating read as by the end I had much greater respect for the importance of snap judgements and hunches as Gladwell throughly exposes why those are usually founded on a much stronger platform than we might suppose.
As in all his books the examples he uses to prove his points are fascinating and certainly kept me engaged throughout.
Our minds are wonderful and mysterious but Gladwell manages to offer just that little bit of insight that makes it seem understandable why we do the things we do.
I highly recommended Malcolm Gladwells books, they make compelling reading.
GuruBob
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