educators
"Thin slicing" and its effect on educators.
Posted by David Wees on Jan 31, 2010
I'm reading Malcolm Gladwell's book, Blink. He uses a variety of arguments to show the power of information we can receive from a very small amount of information, and the subconscious ways we make decisions very quickly. It's a fascinating read, I highly recommend checking it out.
One point he brings up a fair bit in the first half of the book is the value in making quick decisions based on limited information and how it can both be extremely beneficial for making decisions but that it can also be problematic occasionally. He calls this process thin-slicing.
Disclaimer: The ideas discussed on this blog are my own, and in no way represent those of my employer.
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