“our world requires that decisions be sourced and footnoted, and if we say how we feel, we must also be prepared to elaborate on why we feel that way...We need to respect the fact that it is possible to know without knowing why we know and accept that - sometimes - we're better off that way.”
― Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
― Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
“when you remove time," de becker says, "you are subject to the lowest-quality intuitive reaction”
― Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
― Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
“Insight is not a lightbulb that goes off inside our heads. It is a flickering candle that can easily be snuffed out.”
― Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
― Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
“understanding the true nature of instinctive decision making requires us to be forgiving of those people trapped in circumstances where good judgment is imperiled.”
― Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
― Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
“There can be as much value in the blink of an eye as in months of rational analysis.”
― Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
― Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
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