#31 in Psychology
Blink
- 296
- Pages
- about 5 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 0 weeks on the list
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Our view
Gladwell takes one idea, that we judge in an instant and are often right, and illustrates it with a string of studies and well-told stories. The storytelling is the strength: it sends the reader away noticing their own snap decisions, and the book is fair about when such judgements go wrong, as with prejudice. It is a journalist’s account more than a scientist’s, and some readers find certain chapters more absorbing than others.
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About the book
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (2005) is Canadian writer Malcolm Gladwell's second book. It presents in popular science format research from psychology and behavioral economics on the adaptive unconscious: mental processes that work rapidly and automatically from relatively little information. It considers both the strengths of the adaptive unconscious, for instance in expert judgment, and its pitfalls, such as prejudice and stereotypes.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.5 across 913 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 86% of the weight and the score stays at 7.5 — the Psychology average of 7.9 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.6 | 94 | 10% |
| Hardcover | 7.5 | 819 | 90% |
Frequently asked
How long is Blink?
It has 296 pages — shorter than 83% of the ranked books in Psychology.
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