Comments on: Blink vs. Think, or Unconscious vs. Conscious http://www.affectivedesign.org/archives/198 Exploring Emotional Design Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:16:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jayal Shroff http://www.affectivedesign.org/archives/198/comment-page-1#comment-23565 Jayal Shroff Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:52:35 +0000 http://www.affectivedesign.org/archives/198#comment-23565 The point is not about which is important the conscious or the unconscious... the point is that typically behavior/decision is impacted through conversing with the conscious mind... one should try and do it through the unconscious mind. This way the impact will be far higher and longer lasting. The point is not about which is important the conscious or the unconscious… the point is that typically behavior/decision is impacted through conversing with the conscious mind… one should try and do it through the unconscious mind. This way the impact will be far higher and longer lasting.

]]> By: Q http://www.affectivedesign.org/archives/198/comment-page-1#comment-2285 Q Sun, 27 Apr 2008 03:29:43 +0000 http://www.affectivedesign.org/archives/198#comment-2285 Yup, so I finished reading Blink and just started reading Think. From a review that I've read, it claims that Think is dangerous, often illustrating to the politically incorrectness of LeGault's arguments (it even goes to claim that he is a self-unaware racist). Presuming that you've read both books - what are your thoughts on their respective points of view? Yup, so I finished reading Blink and just started reading Think. From a review that I’ve read, it claims that Think is dangerous, often illustrating to the politically incorrectness of LeGault’s arguments (it even goes to claim that he is a self-unaware racist).

Presuming that you’ve read both books – what are your thoughts on their respective points of view?

]]> By: trevvg http://www.affectivedesign.org/archives/198/comment-page-1#comment-1366 trevvg Sat, 08 Dec 2007 16:00:50 +0000 http://www.affectivedesign.org/archives/198#comment-1366 Cialdini's book was also part of my thesis research. And you're right, it does a great job of detailing that overlap. Cialdini’s book was also part of my thesis research. And you’re right, it does a great job of detailing that overlap.

]]> By: Bobby Hewitt http://www.affectivedesign.org/archives/198/comment-page-1#comment-1365 Bobby Hewitt Sat, 08 Dec 2007 03:56:40 +0000 http://www.affectivedesign.org/archives/198#comment-1365 You should check out Robert Cialdini's book Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion. There's a lot of overlap between unconscious decisions and influence that I think Gladwell missed in Blink. You should check out Robert Cialdini’s book Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion. There’s a lot of overlap between unconscious decisions and influence that I think Gladwell missed in Blink.

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