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Malcolm Gladwell, Eclectic Detective

40 points by jlhamilton 17y ago

inc 17y ago
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- jlhamilton 17y ago
  I think we do have many kinds of ketchup, we just tend to call the fancier kinds BBQ sauce.
- inc 17y ago
  "Have you ever wondered why there are so many kinds of mustard but only one kind of ketchup?" It's just not TRUE.
MikeCapone 17y ago
Pinker does a great job of putting Gladwell on a pedestal in the first half (makes you want to read the book) of the review only to totally destroy him in the second half (now I wouldn't read the book even if it was a gift).
- jacobolus 17y ago
  I think it’s fine to read, in about the same way that pulp sci-fi novels or “chick lit” are fine to read, or sit-coms are fine to watch: Gladwell is a good storyteller, and has loads of amusing anecdotes. As long as you don’t take things too seriously, or start to confuse his banal generalities for insightful modes of understanding, it’s a breezy, not too mentally taxing, way to spend an afternoon.
  - MikeCapone 17y ago
    Indeed. But if you have limited time to read, better pick up a Pinker book...
    - nice1 17y ago
      Exactly my feeling.
shalmanese 17y ago
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20091123/tkacik/print http://www.thenation.com/doc/20091123/tkacik/print
- jacobolus 17y ago
  I like Tkacik’s piece better than Pinker’s. These two Blink reviews from 2005 are worth mentioning too: - http://www.tnr.com/article/blinkered http://www.tnr.com/article/blinkered - http://www.nybooks.com/articles/17954 http://www.nybooks.com/articles/17954
NathanKP 17y ago
I highly recommend Malcolm Gladwell despite the negative second half of the review. I've read his book "The Tipping Point" and I felt that it contained great tips for startups and small businesses. Currently I am working on "Blink".
aridiculous 17y ago
Even if Pinker is wrong, it is at least a breath of fresh air to see Gladwell pop psychology challenged for once.

40 points by jlhamilton 17y ago

inc 17y ago

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jlhamilton 17y ago
I think we do have many kinds of ketchup, we just tend to call the fancier kinds BBQ sauce.
inc 17y ago
"Have you ever wondered why there are so many kinds of mustard but only one kind of ketchup?" It's just not TRUE.

MikeCapone 17y ago

Pinker does a great job of putting Gladwell on a pedestal in the first half (makes you want to read the book) of the review only to totally destroy him in the second half (now I wouldn't read the book even if it was a gift).

jacobolus 17y ago
I think it’s fine to read, in about the same way that pulp sci-fi novels or “chick lit” are fine to read, or sit-coms are fine to watch: Gladwell is a good storyteller, and has loads of amusing anecdotes. As long as you don’t take things too seriously, or start to confuse his banal generalities for insightful modes of understanding, it’s a breezy, not too mentally taxing, way to spend an afternoon.
- MikeCapone 17y ago
  Indeed. But if you have limited time to read, better pick up a Pinker book...
  - nice1 17y ago
    Exactly my feeling.

shalmanese 17y ago

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20091123/tkacik/print http://www.thenation.com/doc/20091123/tkacik/print

jacobolus 17y ago
I like Tkacik’s piece better than Pinker’s. These two Blink reviews from 2005 are worth mentioning too: - http://www.tnr.com/article/blinkered http://www.tnr.com/article/blinkered - http://www.nybooks.com/articles/17954 http://www.nybooks.com/articles/17954

NathanKP 17y ago

I highly recommend Malcolm Gladwell despite the negative second half of the review. I've read his book "The Tipping Point" and I felt that it contained great tips for startups and small businesses. Currently I am working on "Blink".

aridiculous 17y ago

Even if Pinker is wrong, it is at least a breath of fresh air to see Gladwell pop psychology challenged for once.