A review by nujibuji
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell

2.0

I thought this book would be about HOW to make better snap judgments (i.e. how to thin slice properly), not just an observation that snap judgments and thin slicing exist. But turns out the only way to make good snap judgments is by becoming an expert in a certain field. And even then, our unconscious biases will fail us if we try to make a snap judgment under pressure. So basically, snap judgments are deceptive and it's hard to know when they are correct or not in the moment. It was a quick read but I didn't learn as much as I hoped. I'm sensing a pattern in his books -- his inconclusive anecdotal style may not be for me.