BLINK

Hi friends,
I just finished reading a book called 'Blink' written by Malcolm Gladwell and i would like to share with you his views.
Now what was your immediate reaction when you read the word blink?
You probably must have related it with something fast,quick, something which happens in a split second or like the blink of an eye. This book introduces us to the concept of 'thin slicing'. Now let me explain to you what thin slicing is with an example (assuming that most of you like watching cricket!).
Do you remember the T20 match in which Yuvraj hit 6 sixes? I bet you do because you must have watched that video like a million times! Most of you might even remember the name of the bowler (Stewert Broad). So how many of you thought that Yuraj would hit 6 sixes when he had hit the first three? i guess not many including me. But when he hit the fourth one most of us had the feeling that he would hit the next two balls to 6 as well and he did!
Now blink, as Malcolm G says, is about those moments when we 'know' something without really knowing why, and how this ability is one of the most powerful we possess.
If i asked you how you got the feeling that Yuvraj would hit 6 sixes you probably won't be able to explain it but you know for sure, at the back of your mind that you 'know' it.
This thinking which takes place at the back of our mind is something we 'know' but cannot explain in words.
The author says this thinking which takes place behind the locked door in our brain is what makes this book so special. He says the snap judgements we make are not just blind guesses but it is the outcome of the thin slicing we do when we are in any situation. What happens is our brain actually analyzes the minute details about the event and leads us to the right direction and does all this in couple of milliseconds!
The book has loads of such examples which are very interesting.
So friends i suggest you all to read this book and we can have a discussion on it.
Kindly forgive me if i have made any mistakes(gramma/er) and hope you like my first blog.
Happy reading!!