Think!: Why Crucial Decisions Can't Be Made in the Blink of an Eye |  | Author: Michael R. LeGault
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Pages: 368
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ISBN: 1416531556
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Publication Date: October 24, 2006
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Outraged by the downward spiral of intellect and culture, Michael LeGault offers the flip side of Malcolm Gladwell's bestselling phenomenon, Blink, which theorized that our best decision-making is done on impulse, without factual knowledge or critical analysis. If bestselling books are advising us to not think, LeGault argues, it comes as no surprise that sharp, incisive reasoning has become a lost art in the daily life of people everywhere. Somewhere along the line, the Age of Reason morphed into the Age of Emotion; this systemic erosion is costing time, money, jobs, and lives in the twenty-first century, leading to less fulfilment and growing dysfunction. LeGault provides a bold, controversial, and objective analysis of the causes and solutions for some of the biggest problems facing Western culture in the 21st century. From the over- load of reality TV shows and gossip magazines that have rendered curiosity of the mind and spirit obsolete to permissive parenting and low standards that have caused an academic crisis among our children, LeGault looks at all aspects of modern lives and points to how and where it all went wrong.
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 Blink March 5, 2010
Tsengchang Fann
I didn't get my book after place order more than one month. I order four books in the same order. Till now only get three books. I send email to both Amazon and the provider two week ago. But both parties didn't reply may email. I wonder how they can ignore my mail like this.
A pointless rant January 7, 2010
Mark Newman (Australia)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased the book blink and thought that this would be the perfect book for providing a counter balance, but despite persisting (which has been very hard from page 100) eventually made it to page 160 have given up with trying to go any further.
Michael LeGault use to be a columnist for the Washington Times and the book seems to be a collection of what someone would put in columns then padded out to be more in book format. That is someones opinions on everything from ADHD, computers etc.
The first chapter when he tried to discredit Blink, if feel he failed miserably, Blinked taked about experts in the field having the "blink" ability, Michael just implied it to everything.
A am sorry to say that I have gotten borded with his oppinions (albeit I agreee with most of them) as it does not provide any guidance on how to think etc.
Unfortunalty I have to give it 1 star just to rate it I would prefer to give it none.
A tired old rant December 28, 2009
Liam Boyle
This book is such a disappointment. It seemed to promise sound argument and insightful analysis, but instead it delivers a sloppy rant, with anecdote substituting for evidence and tired old prejudices paraded as self-evident truths. There is the usual hit list for right wing polemicists - Michael Moore, Noam Chomsky, Europeans! This is the first book I bought for my new kindle. I'm sorry I didn't take the time to check it out first.
 THINK fails the critical thinking test of the author! September 10, 2009
R. M. Ruppert (Dayton, OH)
I am a late reader of BLINK by M. Gladwell and now THINK by M LeGault. Whereas BLINK was insightful and well written, THINK reads like a little school boy who is mad because another kid is getting all the attention. Rather than compare apples to apples, LeGault compares apples to oranges.
It has been proven by "critical thinking" that first thoughts with quick detail information (intuition) perform more accurately under a new situation (stress) than thoughts made with massive amounts of details and concious thought. LeGault confuses the "intuition" thought with some PC social or emotional-based thought process.
He misses the point that the final data later showed some creative thought was correct. But the original decision to proceed along a path was not made with all details in hand for "critical analytical thinking." It was a BLINK thought that later was proved correct.
The education system in America is bad because people removed definable grades/standards and substituted feel good standards. All people are NOT created equal in abilities or effort and we should NOT pretend they are. That problem has nothing to do with BLINK thinking and acting.....or the lack of good decsion making by CEOs and government officials.
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
 perfect May 2, 2009
Carolina Sanchez (Atadena, California. U.S.A)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
hi this book is perfect i always come to amazon some in good shape books and they always deliver
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