Slickdeals is community-supported.  We may get paid by brands for deals, including promoted items.
Heads up, this deal has expired. Want to create a deal alert for this item?
expired Posted by phoinix | Staff • May 12, 2024
expired Posted by phoinix | Staff • May 12, 2024

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (eBook) by Malcolm Gladwell

$3.00

$12

75% off
Amazon
17 Comments 12,296 Views
Visit Amazon
Good Deal
Save
Share
Deal Details
Various Retailers have Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (eBook) by Malcolm Gladwell on sale for $2.99.

Thanks to Deal Hunter phoinix for finding this deal.

Available:About this title:
  • From the #1 bestselling author of The Bomber Mafia, the landmark book that has revolutionized the way we understand leadership and decision making. In his breakthrough bestseller The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell redefined how we understand the world around us. Now, in Blink, he revolutionizes the way we understand the world within. 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. Why are some people brilliant decision makers, while others are consistently inept? Why do some people follow their instincts and win, while others end up stumbling into error? How do our brains really work--in the office, in the classroom, in the kitchen, and in the bedroom? And why are the best decisions often those that are impossible to explain to others? In Blink we meet the psychologist who has learned to predict whether a marriage will last, based on a few minutes of observing a couple; the tennis coach who knows when a player will double-fault before the racket even makes contact with the ball; the antiquities experts who recognize a fake at a glance. Here, too, are great failures of "blink": the election of Warren Harding; "New Coke"; and the shooting of Amadou Diallo by police. Blink reveals that great decision makers aren't those who process the most information or spend the most time deliberating, but those who have perfected the art of "thin-slicing"--filtering the very few factors that matter from an overwhelming number of variables.

Editor's Notes

Written by StrawMan86 | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Offer valid for a limited time.
    • This deal is $9 off (75% savings) the retail list price of $11.99.
  • Ratings & Reviews:
    • 4.5 out 5 star rating based on over 13,350 customer reviews on Amazon.
  • About this store:

Original Post

Written by phoinix | Staff
Product Info
Community Notes
About the Poster
Deal Details
Product Info
Community Notes
About the Poster
Various Retailers have Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (eBook) by Malcolm Gladwell on sale for $2.99.

Thanks to Deal Hunter phoinix for finding this deal.

Available:About this title:
  • From the #1 bestselling author of The Bomber Mafia, the landmark book that has revolutionized the way we understand leadership and decision making. In his breakthrough bestseller The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell redefined how we understand the world around us. Now, in Blink, he revolutionizes the way we understand the world within. 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. Why are some people brilliant decision makers, while others are consistently inept? Why do some people follow their instincts and win, while others end up stumbling into error? How do our brains really work--in the office, in the classroom, in the kitchen, and in the bedroom? And why are the best decisions often those that are impossible to explain to others? In Blink we meet the psychologist who has learned to predict whether a marriage will last, based on a few minutes of observing a couple; the tennis coach who knows when a player will double-fault before the racket even makes contact with the ball; the antiquities experts who recognize a fake at a glance. Here, too, are great failures of "blink": the election of Warren Harding; "New Coke"; and the shooting of Amadou Diallo by police. Blink reveals that great decision makers aren't those who process the most information or spend the most time deliberating, but those who have perfected the art of "thin-slicing"--filtering the very few factors that matter from an overwhelming number of variables.

Editor's Notes

Written by StrawMan86 | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Offer valid for a limited time.
    • This deal is $9 off (75% savings) the retail list price of $11.99.
  • Ratings & Reviews:
    • 4.5 out 5 star rating based on over 13,350 customer reviews on Amazon.
  • About this store:

Original Post

Written by phoinix | Staff

Community Voting

Deal Score
+23
Good Deal
Visit Amazon

Leave a Comment

Unregistered (You)


Your comment cannot be blank.

Top Comments

ChiefAlchemist
2856 Posts
232 Reputation
Let me save you the time... The gist of the book is: You mind makes split decisions so generally trust your gut.

Gladwell is madly overrated. He concocts some idea, finds references to back it, and then packages it all in a candy coated easy to swallow presentation. I all feels so easy and obvious, too much so.

But notice, he rarely if ever presents alternative points of view. He never adddresses possible holes in his idea. If you did that on a paper in grade school you'd get a C at best. Gladwell's biggest talent is he rode C grade work into being rich and famous.

Gladwell is a candy bar masquerading as a protein bar.

Annie Duke's "Thinking in Bets" and "Quit" are 10x more useful if you're interested in improving your decision making.
TealCrayon6008
13 Posts
18 Reputation
Gladwell is an expert at not thinking.
TheBeginning
832 Posts
269 Reputation
Gladwell was so promoted 20 years ago and I thought his books were a good as a first step into kind of like iconoclastic thinking.

But then I read more and learned why he's such a fraud. He chooses a conclusion and then finds the right "facts" to fit that conclusion rather than the other way around.

16 Comments

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

May 12, 2024
13 Posts
Joined Oct 2022
May 12, 2024
TealCrayon6008
May 12, 2024
13 Posts
Gladwell is an expert at not thinking.
May 12, 2024
2,856 Posts
Joined Sep 2008
May 12, 2024
ChiefAlchemist
May 12, 2024
2,856 Posts

Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank ChiefAlchemist

Let me save you the time... The gist of the book is: You mind makes split decisions so generally trust your gut.

Gladwell is madly overrated. He concocts some idea, finds references to back it, and then packages it all in a candy coated easy to swallow presentation. I all feels so easy and obvious, too much so.

But notice, he rarely if ever presents alternative points of view. He never adddresses possible holes in his idea. If you did that on a paper in grade school you'd get a C at best. Gladwell's biggest talent is he rode C grade work into being rich and famous.

Gladwell is a candy bar masquerading as a protein bar.

Annie Duke's "Thinking in Bets" and "Quit" are 10x more useful if you're interested in improving your decision making.
4
May 12, 2024
2,856 Posts
Joined Sep 2008
May 12, 2024
ChiefAlchemist
May 12, 2024
2,856 Posts
Quote from TealCrayon6008 :
Gladwell is an expert at not thinking.
You're giving him too much credit.
1
May 12, 2024
832 Posts
Joined Jul 2010
May 12, 2024
TheBeginning
May 12, 2024
832 Posts

Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank TheBeginning

Gladwell was so promoted 20 years ago and I thought his books were a good as a first step into kind of like iconoclastic thinking.

But then I read more and learned why he's such a fraud. He chooses a conclusion and then finds the right "facts" to fit that conclusion rather than the other way around.
2
May 12, 2024
17 Posts
Joined Feb 2021
May 12, 2024
Ganymede42
May 12, 2024
17 Posts
"Thinking without thinking"…. Sounds like Homeopathy
Pro
May 12, 2024
1,418 Posts
Joined Nov 2008
May 12, 2024
bsdc
Pro
May 12, 2024
1,418 Posts
I was so glad to click into this thread and see that the comments had already done the work I was expecting to have to do. Good work everyone.
Pro
May 12, 2024
13,098 Posts
Joined Apr 2005
May 12, 2024
TidalWaveOne
Pro
May 12, 2024
13,098 Posts

Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank TidalWaveOne

I think the vast majority of people commenting on social media have read this book...
1
1

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

May 12, 2024
353 Posts
Joined Apr 2009
May 12, 2024
alyssa_
May 12, 2024
353 Posts
This guy tripped my BS meter with the "10,000 hours of practice = Expert at whatever" hypothesis 10 years ago. Sounds like he more or less still makes the same style of catchy BS?
May 12, 2024
2,402 Posts
Joined Jul 2017
May 12, 2024
fintlewoodlewix
May 12, 2024
2,402 Posts
Thinking without thinking? Seems par for the course these days.
May 12, 2024
2,402 Posts
Joined Jul 2017
May 12, 2024
fintlewoodlewix
May 12, 2024
2,402 Posts
Quote from ChiefAlchemist :
Let me save you the time... The gist of the book is: You mind makes split decisions so generally trust your gut.

Gladwell is madly overrated. He concocts some idea, finds references to back it, and then packages it all in a candy coated easy to swallow presentation. I all feels so easy and obvious, too much so.

But notice, he rarely if ever presents alternative points of view. He never adddresses possible holes in his idea. If you did that on a paper in grade school you'd get a C at best. Gladwell's biggest talent is he rode C grade work into being rich and famous.

Gladwell is a candy bar masquerading as a protein bar.

Annie Duke's "Thinking in Bets" and "Quit" are 10x more useful if you're interested in improving your decision making.
Has he done a TED Talk? If I want some garbage, I prefer it in an easy to swallow package.
May 12, 2024
2,402 Posts
Joined Jul 2017
May 12, 2024
fintlewoodlewix
May 12, 2024
2,402 Posts
Quote from Ganymede42 :
"Thinking without thinking"…. Sounds like Homeopathy
It is, but only in tiny doses.
May 12, 2024
3,150 Posts
Joined Nov 2009
May 12, 2024
alcatraaz
May 12, 2024
3,150 Posts
So 2005 LMAO
May 12, 2024
83 Posts
Joined Jul 2020
May 12, 2024
WanderingUphill
May 12, 2024
83 Posts
Used to be a big fan until he resorted to name-calling during the Munk debates. I lost all respect for him that day
May 12, 2024
19,061 Posts
Joined Sep 2003
May 12, 2024
beowulf7
May 12, 2024
19,061 Posts
Quote from ChiefAlchemist :
Let me save you the time... The gist of the book is: You mind makes split decisions so generally trust your gut.

Gladwell is madly overrated. He concocts some idea, finds references to back it, and then packages it all in a candy coated easy to swallow presentation. I all feels so easy and obvious, too much so.

But notice, he rarely if ever presents alternative points of view. He never adddresses possible holes in his idea. If you did that on a paper in grade school you'd get a C at best. Gladwell's biggest talent is he rode C grade work into being rich and famous.

Gladwell is a candy bar masquerading as a protein bar.

Annie Duke's "Thinking in Bets" and "Quit" are 10x more useful if you're interested in improving your decision making.
Not only did you save me time, you saved me three bucks. Thanks!

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

May 12, 2024
3,101 Posts
Joined Mar 2011
May 12, 2024
jasongw
May 12, 2024
3,101 Posts
Quote from TheBeginning :
Gladwell was so promoted 20 years ago and I thought his books were a good as a first step into kind of like iconoclastic thinking.

But then I read more and learned why he's such a fraud. He chooses a conclusion and then finds the right "facts" to fit that conclusion rather than the other way around.
Sounds like Howard Zinn.

Leave a Comment

Unregistered (You)


Your comment cannot be blank.

Popular Deals

View All

Trending Deals

View All