malcolm gladwell: blink

EPISODE 91

In Episode 91: We look at how Malcolm Gladwell's book 'Blink' (buy on Amazon) changes the way you'll understand every decision you make. Never again will you think about thinking the same way.

Blink is a book about how we think without thinking, about choices that seem to be made in an instant - in the blink of an eye - that actually aren't as simple as they seem.

SHOW OUTLINE

INTRO

INTRO

Gladwell introduces his book, and should we take snap judgement as a decision

  • What is BLINK about? (46s)

The power of first impressions and rapid thinking

  • Thin Slicing and Rapid Cognition (41s)

A: EXPERIMENTS AROUND MAKING JUDGEMENTS

High stress situations compromise your ability to thin slice through information

  • Coke and Pepsi Challenge (2m11)

Don’t make snap judgements unless you have removed sources of bias; Clean up sources of contamination

Orchestra auditions (2m19)

B: ANIMATED BOOK REVIEW: HIGHLIGHT OF LESSONS

  1. Animated book review/ lesson one = first impressions and snap judgements; two-sides of the brain (27s)

  2. Animated book review/ lesson 2 = thin-slicing; unconscious thinking (19s) and Animated book review/ lesson 3 = looking like a reader; (11s)

  3. Animated book review/ lesson 4 = tragic first impressions can mean rushed judgements (14s)

OUTRO

Animated book review/ lesson 5 = too much information may make you more prone to mistakes (33s)

 
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