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While he barely scratches the surface of “thin slicing” — the term Gladwell coins to describe what happens when someone uses latent subconscious impulses to serve up a quick judgment — he has got me thinking about how much of the publishing world is fixated on immediate judgment.
Thin-Slicing Fiction : Edward Champion’s Reluctant Habits 2005
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At any rate, Gladwell is another writer with a real knack for compelling non-fiction.
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His question is legitimate -- not every member of Facebook is the next best hope for social change -- but in Gladwell fashion it is dismissive of many counter-examples where social media have been integral to transformative events.
George Weiner: Malcolm Gladwell: 9,999 Hours Shy George Weiner 2010
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His question is legitimate -- not every member of Facebook is the next best hope for social change -- but in Gladwell fashion it is dismissive of many counter-examples where social media have been integral to transformative events.
George Weiner: Malcolm Gladwell: 9,999 Hours Shy George Weiner 2010
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His question is legitimate -- not every member of Facebook is the next best hope for social change -- but in Gladwell fashion it is dismissive of many counter-examples where social media have been integral to transformative events.
George Weiner: Malcolm Gladwell: 9,999 Hours Shy George Weiner 2010
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In his review of "Overhaul," Gladwell is incensed that Rattner had the temerity to fire Rick Wagoner, CEO of General Motors.
Yvette Kantrow: Making it Yvette Kantrow 2010
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Since Gladwell is the poster child of the big idea books, his attack on Anderson could be a savvy way to deflect attention from all the unsupported and over-simplified stuff in his own books.
Free Criticism, Science After Data, and Airport Books - Anil Dash 2009
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In the interest of further tangentry, anyone who takes apart Malcolm Gladwell is fine by me.
Matthew Yglesias » The Bitter Fruits of a Finance-Oriented Economy 2010
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But Gladwell is himself one of the most successful non-fiction writers around, and the kind of review that says ‘this book really ought to be a completely different sort of book, more to my idea of what a book like this should be’ is always the sound of someone sucking on sour grapes, I fear.
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Gladwell is a glib, bullshitting charlatan who is good at spinning narratives.
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