Blink-A must read book review

Blink-A must read book : 

Blink-A must read book Dr.sarma 9/7/2009 1 dr.sarma

Slide 2: 

Recent psychological research has revealed widely held unconscious thought patterns that most people would rather not possess. Dr. Anthony Greenwald, psychology professor at the University of Washington, describes his research developing the method (described in Malcolm Gladwell's Blink) that reveals this unconscious mental content, demonstrates the method and describes how the unconscious mental content that it reveals affects our behavior. 9/7/2009 2 dr.sarma

Rapid cognition : 

Rapid cognition Rapid Cognition is an extension of our unconscious mind the mind prefers to leave the execution of complex processes and sophisticated thinking in the hands of the unconscious mind. 9/7/2009 3 dr.sarma

Thin slicing : 

Thin slicing Gladwell explains the concept of thin-slicing, which is the ability of our subconscious mind to pick up on patterns (and anomalies), situations, and behavior based upon “very narrow slices of experience.”  All this processing takes place behind a locked door, he explains, and it is an “automated, accelerated unconscious version” of cognitive processing, which occurs consciously. 9/7/2009 4 dr.sarma

Locked door : 

Locked door Since we cannot unlock the door, all we can do is carefully program the subconscious mind with experiences that uphold whatever we consciously believe to be true.   It is like what Gavin De Becker talks about in the Gift of Fear— informing our intuition, which can be done through the right training, experience and mental exercises.  Sometimes, under duress and/or time pressure, the subconscious mind will spit out a response based on whatever is familiar, which can be something totally stereotypical— something which you may not even consciously uphold. 9/7/2009 5 dr.sarma

Warren Harding error : 

Warren Harding error Recently we committed same error While looking for CFO all of us in management were so obsessed with PHD Candidate we all wanted to hear what we wanted to hear. Just like girl falling in love with tall handsome guy Only to realise 3 months later how shallow the candidate was 9/7/2009 6 dr.sarma

Structure for spontaneity : 

Structure for spontaneity This is more on left brain and right brain A man and his son are in serious car accident man is killed boy is in hospital Child in icu Attending doctor says the child is my son Who is the doctor? The answer is obvious –insights work 9/7/2009 7 dr.sarma

Kenna’s dilemma : 

Kenna’s dilemma Introspection destroyed ability to solve insight problems With experience we become expert at using our behaviour 9/7/2009 8 dr.sarma

The art of mind reading : 

The art of mind reading Mind reading is difficult and dangerous They are not obvious or like rapid cognitions 9/7/2009 9 dr.sarma

Do we listen with heart or eyes? : 

Do we listen with heart or eyes? All feminine discrimination is due to men having bias that women cant do things men do 9/7/2009 10 dr.sarma