This book was particularly interesting because I'm taking a social psychology course right now, so some of the case studies and concepts Gladwell presented were concepts I was learning about at the same time.Even though it's non-fiction with a lot of scientific concepts tied in, this book doesn't co...
This is fascinating stuff. I agree with him that most of us have been taught our whole lives to ignore our first impressions. The key really does seem to be distinguishing between good and bad first impressions. Early on, he sort of alludes to the idea that by the end of the book, I too can know ...
It's really probably somewhere between 2 & 2.5 stars for me but I'm rounding up because I'm nice. (I just checked my average rating the other day and it's was 4.13, which may tell you that I am just a little too easily pleased ;D )Anyway, this book had interesting ideas but I felt they were somewhat...
A great book about what goes on in our subconscious. I didn't realize how little I knew about my brain! The stories in each chapter are interesting and insightful.
This was a fascinating book about why snap judgements work and the problems that occur when snap judgements don't work. Book is definitely written for a layperson's understanding. The science behind cognitive functions is getting really really interesting.
I remember seeing this book everyfreakingwhere back in 2005. At the time I thought (based on a first glance, 'thin-slicing' the book) that it was some boring business book for executives and wannabes. After reading The Tipping Point, though, I wanted to read more Gladwell and this is the next one th...
In my opinion, this book wasn't as good as his first one, The Tipping Point. Got a little slow in the middle, which is why I've stopped reading it in the middle.
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