Just finished Blink. It was an enjoyable read because Gladwell is a good storyteller.
Blink is about how the unconscious mind affects decision making.
You would think that there would be huge applications to game, but this book was a little disappointing in that regard, although still interesting.
There are really two applications to game. Priming, and microexpressions.
Priming is the technique of having someone put themselves in a state of mind. "Imagine if you and I were on a vacation, where do you see us?" Cialdini discusses the application of this technique in much greater depth in Presuasion.
The other application is microexpressions. Human faces have tells. A guy name Paul Ekman did the research on all the possible facial expressions and what they mean. He has training modules on line for $100-$300. It seems like a valuable skill and worth the investment if you acquired the skill.
Blink is about how the unconscious mind affects decision making.
You would think that there would be huge applications to game, but this book was a little disappointing in that regard, although still interesting.
There are really two applications to game. Priming, and microexpressions.
Priming is the technique of having someone put themselves in a state of mind. "Imagine if you and I were on a vacation, where do you see us?" Cialdini discusses the application of this technique in much greater depth in Presuasion.
The other application is microexpressions. Human faces have tells. A guy name Paul Ekman did the research on all the possible facial expressions and what they mean. He has training modules on line for $100-$300. It seems like a valuable skill and worth the investment if you acquired the skill.