Great book!

This book is excellent but i do feel and hope that the concepts of racism and discrimination are outdated or soon to be. Certainly in Australia where i live things are a bit different to the US. But still the findings of Malcolm Gladwell are brilliant & worth everyone reading/listening

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interesting

very interesting book. recommend to anybody who likes to contemplate about life. easy to listen.

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Fantastic!

A great read you can't help but learn and be fascinated by finding out what you know and understanding what you don't.

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Fantastic book!

Amazing book. Learned a lot! Incredible research and enlightening insights into the way we make decisions and form opinions.

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My Fourth Gladwell Audiobook!

Thank you Mr, Gladwell. Your works have been just fantastic. This one, Blink, has been particularly striking to me, since, as a vision therapist, many of my patients are “spatially compressed,” or they succumb to “verbal override,” as you describe in this book — and they tend to to be chronically “tunnelled in.” These patients are too central (and not adequately peripheral) due to many factors, but notably including inadequate outdoor play, too much stress, and excessive screen time. Thank you for this work.

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New perspective

Great insight into the human prejudice both positive and shocking. A must buy book of you want to reveal how you really perceive the world around you.

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Great insights to guide you from prejudice

Wonderful stories to illustrate how much we are unconsciously biased but down in a way that is explanatory and not judgemental on those that are not aware.

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Loved it start to finish - listening at x1.3 speed

Truly informative, thought-provoking, highly enjoyable book. I will listen to it a few more times no doubt, as there is a lot to unpack.

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interesting and engaging.

such an interesting collection of stories in here. if you liked tipping point you'll love this one too. it is one of those audio books where you will sit in the car in the driveway to finish a chapter if you arrive home with 20 minutes to go.

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Seemed to finish in the blink of an eye

Anyone who resides in a city, works in an office or lives in a community could benefit from this knowledge. Knowing how humans naturally judge, both freely and with bias, is eye opening. Take control of your hidden judgement by understanding where it comes from, how it shows up, when it's a hindrance and when it's helpful.

Gladwell narrates the book he wrote, and I think this makes the connection between ideas and storylines seem stronger. One thing I didn't like was the recital of lists (the context was sharing how particular experiments and tests were conducted). It would be fine if you were looking at the words or data on a page, but it was disconnected and mildly irritating when shared aurally.

Minor niggle and maybe it bothered me because I'm a very strong visual thinker. Otherwise it's a great audiobook, fascinating subject matter, shared with enthusiasm by a person who wants to provoke new thoughts. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

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