Blink
Malcolm Gladwell
17 people recommended it in 12 threads, 2007–2020.
5 commenters pushed back on it — worth reading the threads.
What people on Hacker News said
Basically, teaching me to be extremely aware of the police officers behavior and body language has helped me positively navigate seven traffic stops
Gladwell mentions a concept called thin-sliccing [1]. I finally had a term to describe my feelings towards that book.
Blink is riddled with problems (as Gladwell seems to sometimes admit) but IMHO is still a far more honnest book than TFS.
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. I have not received a ticket for a driving infraction since.
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