Blink

Malcolm Gladwell

If you are interested in watching a video of  Anderson Cooper interviewing Malcolm Gladwell about his book Outliers, click here. I love the 10,000 hour rule.

Introduction:

The Statue That Didn't Look Right

kouros at J. Paul Getty Museum

Chapter One:

The Theory of Thin Slices: How a Little Bit of Knowledge Goes a Long Way

John Gottman

These are two of John Gottman's books. I think they are both excellent.

It also might be interesting to watch a video of John Gottman explaining his thirty year research on marriage.

Chapter Two:

The Locked Door: The Secret Life of Snap Decisions

Vic Braden

See what Vic Braden says about getting started at tennis.

Chapter Three:

The Warren Harding Error: Why We Fall for Tall, Dark, and Handsome Men

Take the Implicit Association Test

here.

Chapter Four:

Paul Van Riper's Big Victory: Creating Structure for Spontaneity

Paul Van Riper

Click here if you are interested in reading an interview with Paul Van Riper.

Chapter Five:

The Right - and Wrong - Way to Ask People What They Want

Kenna

Listen to him.

Aeron chair

Chapter Six:

Seven Seconds in the Bronx: The Delicate Art of Mind Reading

Amadou Diallo

41 shots by Bruce Springsteen

41 shots, and we'll take that ride
'Cross this bloody river to the other side
41 shots, cut through the night
You're kneeling over his body in the vestibule
Praying for his life

Well, is it a gun, is it a knife
Is it a wallet, this is your life
It ain't no secret (it ain't no secret)
It ain't no secret (it ain't no secret)
No secret my friend
You can get killed just for living in your American skin

Paul Ekman

The TV series, Lie to Me, is loosely based on Ekman's research.

You can learn to read microexpressions here.

Conclusion:

Listening with Your Eyes: The Lessons of Blink

Yea for blind auditions. If not for them, perhaps Jenny Oaks Baker would not have had the opportunity to become first violinist for the National Symphony Orchestra.