Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

Blink is a fascinating read. I could find a more eloquent adjective, but the idea of being ‘fascinated' by something - having your eyes opened to realities that have existed for millennia, and having your perception of things significantly both affirmed and challenged - hits close to home when I look back at my reading of Gladwell's work. As I read more and more non-fiction, I'm beginning to understand the distinction between an average scholar and one who so easily draws you in to their thought world that you consume their body of work like a fiction. Gladwell uses real stories of real human beings to convey his understanding of thin slicing, perception, mind reading, and environmental awareness. He does so in such a way that Blink, whilst embedded in years of research and thought leadership, comes off as an entertaining and thought provoking read - which doesn't distance the reader via their understanding of psychology or human intuition. If you're after a book which talks about things you'd never think of, things that occur between the fraction of the second of meeting someone you've never met before - your search it over.