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In fact, one patient cited chose to sue her internest, even after being informed that it was the radiologist who was potentially at fault. In my opinion, when it comes to non-fiction books, Malcolm Gladwell is The Master Story Teller. If this review captured your interest, by all means read the book.One last item: Sid McCoy, who also gave the great singer Nancy Wilson the nickname, "The Baby" went on to become the executive producer of the hugely successful TV show, "Soul Train." The answer has nothing to do with the medical skill or training of the physician, but everything to do with the doctor/patient relationships.It seems that patients don't sue doctors whom they like. And he asserts that judgment is important because it is what separates winners from losers.Early in the book Gladwell explains that "Blink" is concerned with the very smallest components of our everyday lives - the content and origin of those instantaneous impressions and conclusions that spontaneously arise whenever we meet a new person or confront a complex situation or have to make a decision under conditions of stress.He uses a phrase in psychology, thin-slicing, to explain that human beings are often capable of making sense of situations based on the thinnest slice of experience.Gladwell's primary goal for "Blink" is to accomplish three tasks: 1] To convince us that decisions made very quickly can be every bit as good as those made cautiously and deliberately. Why. From this judges rated slices of the remaining garble for such qualities as warmth, hostility, dominance, and anxiousness.
In these recordings the exact words spoken were filtered out, leaving just the intonation, pitch, and rhythm of the doctors voice but not the content of the conversation. From that alone it could be determined which surgeons got sued and which ones didn't. 3] Convince us that our snap judgements and first impressions can be educated and controlled.The book is replete with fascinating stories and studies that help Gladwell accomplish these tasks. He often referred to Sinatra as The Master Story Teller, because Frank's respect for the lyrics and his phrasing were so exquisite that he made you really feel the emotions the songwriter was attempting to convey. In "Blink" he uses his talent for conveying stories, studies, and arguments to help us understand a magical, mysterious thing called judgment. One that I found particularly enlightening, and should be read by every medical doctor, is a revelation about why some doctors are sued for malpractice and others aren't.
Because she liked the radiologist, and didn't like the internist. Stunning.There is much more I'd like to share about "Blink" than space allows. When I was a young man there was late-night disc jockey in Chicago by the name of Sid McCoy who played a lot of Frank Sinatra recordings. 2] Assist us in knowing when we should trust our instincts, and when we should be wary of them. I can relate to this because my wife could have sued a doctor for malpractice but chose not to because she liked him.Related to this is a study described in this book that utilized a mere 40 seconds of recorded conversations of surgeons talking with patients.
There is more to this book that will make you step back and think about some of the issues affecting our society today. You must read this book. What amazes me the most about him is that all the ideas in this book is about finding ways to improve our society as a whole. He does raise questions and provoke the reader to ponder on the issues raised and come up with his or her own conclusion. This book talks about how we make snap judgments about people and the things that surrounds us. Blink is a great book. He proposes an idea and supports it with many peer-reviewed research. I strongly believe that he is a another version of President Obama that wants to help and improve society as a whole.
It was that boring. A former boss who liked to drink and employ the services of hookers gave our team this as a Christmas gift which were some of the many Blink judgments he made. Alright, I did start it, but I could not finish it. Don't make a snap judgment though, you should read it for yourself and realize that anyone without a brain can get published these days.
Secondly, being a lifelong fan of the Getty - I was pleasantly surprised with his remarkable insights into the museum as well. But I suppose that's the exact reason I enjoy his work so much. After following Gladwell in the New Yorker, and enjoying his most recent work "Tipping Point", I've been eagerly awaiting the release of his newest piece, "Blink". Gladwell is the king of common sense, many of the points he addresses are based on what we already know. What many of us, not excluding myself, sometimes fail to recognize about the current understanding of the brain and human reactions - Gladwell saturates himself in.
One of the most facinating books I have ever read. If you want to know what people are really thinking, despite what they may be saying, read this awesome book.
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