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Don't Believe Everything You Think A quick read, concise and clear, "Blink" gives us much-needed insight into the preconditioning and hidden clues our minds use to make decisions. Malcolm Gladwell obviously has the gift of rapport, which enables him to distill the essense from the life work of many psychologists and share these nuggets of knowledge with us. For instance, when Gladwell watches John Gottman observe married couples in his laboratory, videotaped interviews can reveal small signs of negative interactions between the spouses, such as fleeting indications of contempt. These signs can predict with great accuracy whether or not a marriage will survive, even though the couple is unaware of the problems they may be facing. Learning to read the hidden emotions that Paul Eckman has learned to identify by observing fleeting facial expressions provides the key to the real thoughts of someone with whom you're interacting. This is particularly important in law enforcement, and Gladwell emphasizes that this skill must be trained into police officers under stressful conditions to prevent such tragedies as the police shooting of the unarmed Amadou Diallo in the Bronx or the beating of Rodney King. "Blink" summarizes many areas of important research that bring us all a little closer to our basic interconnectedness.