Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell

BATB score: 7/10 👽

meh. not bad for a very simple concept on gut/instinct decision-making to be elaborated adequately with interesting storytelling.

Best to: know that first impressions would mostly stick - that's why speed dating is not only effective but time-efficient

Best for: book fanatics of Malcolm Gladwell; if you have not read any of Gladwell's pieces, please start with Outliers and/or The Tipping Point

Best as: okay Malcolm, I like the cover of this book, while the content is pretty much your usual stuff

*Interesting Book Discussion* on when we make a split-second decision, we are really vulnerable to being guided by our stereotypes and prejudices - and that is why even with the most trained, logical, and objective cops, controversial decisions were made in a 2-5 seconds confrontation 👮🙇🔫