Malcolm Gladwell - Making Quotes

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Truly successful decision-making relies on a balance between deliberate and instinctive thinking.

Malcolm Gladwell

The poorer children were, to her mind, often better behaved, less whiny, more creative in making use of their own time, and have a well-developed sense of independence.

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The key to good decision making is not knowledge. It is understanding. We are swimming in the former. We are desperately lacking in the latter.

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Understanding the true nature of instinctive decision making requires us to be forgiving of those people trapped in circumstances where good judgment is imperiled.

Malcolm Gladwell

There are moments, particularly in times of stress, when haste does not make waste, when our snap judgments and first impressions can offer a much better means of making sense of the world.

Malcolm Gladwell