“our power of thin-slicing and snap judgment are extraordinary.but even the giant computer in our unconscious need a moment to do its work.”
― Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
― Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
“When we become expert in something, our tastes grow more esoteric and complex.”
― Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
― Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
“We learn by example and by direct experience because there are real limits to the adequacy of verbal instruction.”
― Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
― Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
“We live in a world that assumes that the quality of a decision is directly related to the time and effort that went into making it...We believe that we are always better off gathering as much information as possible an depending as much time as possible in deliberation. We really only trust conscious decision making. But there are moments, particularly in times of stress, when haste does not make waste, when our snap judgments and first impressions can offer a much better means of making sense of the world. The first task of Blink is to convince you of a simple fact: decisions made very quickly can be every bit as good as decisions made cautiously and deliberately.”
― Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
― Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
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