Indian Institute of Management Udaipur Library

Your cart is empty.
Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Blink : the power of thinking without thinking / Malcolm Gladwell ; [with a new afterword by the author].

By: Gladwell, Malcolm 1963-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New Delhi : New York : Penguin - Back Bay Books, 2007Edition: 1st indian pbk. ed.Description: xii, 296, 15, 11 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.ISBN: 9780141014593 (pbk.); 9780316010665 (pbk.); 9780316172325 (hc); 0316010669 (pbk.).Subject(s): Decision making | IntuitionDDC classification: 153.44 Online resources: Contributor biographical information
Contents:
The statue that didn't look right -- The theory of thin slices : how a little bit of knowledge goes a long way -- The locked door : the secret life of snap decisions -- The Warren Harding error : why we fall for tall, dark, and handsome men -- Paul Van Riper's big victory : creating structure for spontaneity -- Kenna's dilemma : the right-and wrong-way to ask people what they want -- Seven seconds in the Bronx : the delicate art of mind-reading -- Conclusion: listening with your eyes : the lessons of blink.
Summary: How do we think without thinking, seem to make choices 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? And why are the best decisions often those that are impossible to explain to others? Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience and psychology, the author 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 filtering the very few factors that matter from an overwhelming number of variables.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Add tag(s)
Log in to add tags.
    average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Item type Current location Call number Copy number Status Date due
Monograph Monograph Indian Institute of Management Udaipur
A3/4 		153.44 (Browse shelf) 1 Available

Originally published: 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2005. With new afterword.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-283) and index.

The statue that didn't look right -- The theory of thin slices : how a little bit of knowledge goes a long way -- The locked door : the secret life of snap decisions -- The Warren Harding error : why we fall for tall, dark, and handsome men -- Paul Van Riper's big victory : creating structure for spontaneity -- Kenna's dilemma : the right-and wrong-way to ask people what they want -- Seven seconds in the Bronx : the delicate art of mind-reading -- Conclusion: listening with your eyes : the lessons of blink.

How do we think without thinking, seem to make choices 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? And why are the best decisions often those that are impossible to explain to others? Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience and psychology, the author 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 filtering the very few factors that matter from an overwhelming number of variables.

There are no comments for this item.

Log in to your account to post a comment.

Powered by Koha