On this edition of Re-Kindled, we re-read Malcolm Gladwell’s first two books, Tipping Point and Blink.
We discuss:
- Why is there so much backlash against Gladwell
- The rise of pop psychology
- Why has Sesame Street been so popular for so long?
- What causes ideas to spread like wildfire?
- The big investor who had money with Bernie Madoff
- How do you get little kids to pay attention to educational content?
- The 2.83 degrees of Kevin Bacon
- When small things cause a big change
- Why you can’t trust taste tests
- Personality traits shared by generals and traders
- 4 telltale signs a couple is going to get a divorce
- Why it’s so hard to explain intuition
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Books mentioned:
- Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell
- What the Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell
- Hit Makers by Derek Thompson
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