| Gladwell notes that his book Blink is about “the first two seconds of looking … a single glance” — also known as a “thin slice”. He defines a ‘thin slice’ as “refer[ring] to the ability of our unconscious to find patterns in situations and behavior based on very narrow slices of experience”. He notes that thin-slicing “is a central part of being human”. Gladwell’s aim in this work is to show not just the “power of the glance” but also “when our instincts betray us” and how we may educate and control those snap judgments. |
READ IT
Freshman Reading Book for 2009 - Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell
(can be purchased at the FAU bookstore at a discounted rate)
DISCUSS IT
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Freshman Online Community at http://blackboard.fau.edu opens July 13, 2009
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Participants are eligible to apply for the Phi Kappa Phi Freshman Awards to be given out at the Freshman Convocation on Sunday, August 23, 2009
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Participants are also eligible to apply for the Freshman Success Scholarship Award at the completion of a successful freshman year
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