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Posted by kush paintings on May-27-2005 17:53:

F the Book Discussion Thread Talk About Blink

If anyone hasn't read Blink I highly recommend it. For those of you who have though I would like to hear what your feelings are about the book. I was also interested if anyone has done any studying or knows any info about FACS (Facial Action Coding System). Please share.

Posted by George Smiley on May-27-2005 18:20:

Re: F the Book Discussion Thread Talk About Blink

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Originally posted by kush paintings
If anyone hasn't read Blink I highly recommend it. For those of you who have though I would like to hear what your feelings are about the book. I was also interested if anyone has done any studying or knows any info about FACS (Facial Action Coding System). Please share.

Er...whats "Blinks" and whats "FACS"?

Posted by Yoepus on May-27-2005 20:49:

Kush I posted one of the links that Blink talked about a while back ... the thread was titled something like "Are you a racist", and included the Harverd Implicit something or nother test.

I've started reading Blink, but the author is sorta wearing out on me. He talks way to much about himself. I could care less about the douche. Tell me what others think, not what you think, your just a damn writer!

I think I'm around page 200 or so and just been too lazy these past weeks to finish it. I've started read Sharansky's book which at least makes a theory with much more substance.

I don't really think there is too much substance to what he says. Yes many times our instinctual reactions are accurate but many times they are not. He does not provide good criteria for when we should trust our judgement and when we shouldn't.

If nothing else the book does reinforce the belief that you should trust your instincts more - which isn't a bad thing.

But I don't really think it offers anything new on the subject.

I did like the argument in Blink where girls don't know what they are looking for in a mate. When asked before they meet a guy they say, blah blah blah, and then after, they say blah blah differently.

Its interesting those type of cases where your unconscience rules your decisions and you can't comprehend it.

BTW, Kush if you liked Blink, you will LOVE Wisdowm of the Crowds
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...=books&n=507846

Oh and for those who don't know Blink, its a top seller:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0316172324/qid=1117227053/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/002-4559515-2220811?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

I'd really recommend reading it after Wisdom of Crowds as it will put it in some perspective.

Posted by kush paintings on May-28-2005 01:53:

You know I actually got very bored with the book around that exact point, albeit I was in South Beach at the time so it was somewhat distracting. However, the last parts of the book are very good and deserve a read. What I like about the book though is that it opened a door to these interesting fields of psychology and sociology that I didn't know over before. The reading was quick, which is rare in most books that deal with similar matter. What really got me, however, was the power that developing abilities along the lines of FACS could have. I am very interested in learning more about the research done on this subject and attempting to apply it to my own life. The truly left me excited to learn more about these more general statements the author makes in the book.