coup d’oeil
“The ornithologist David Sibley says that in Cape May, New Jersey, he once spotted a bird in flight from two hundred yards away and knew, instantly, that it was a ruff, a rare sandpiper. He had never seen a ruff in flight before; nor was the moment long enough for him to make a careful identification. But he was able to capture what bird-watchers call the bird’s “giss” – it’s essence – and that was enough.“
– Malcolm Gladwell, blink: The power of thinking without thinking
What does it all mean?
said the bird to the sea.
Hummm, that’s an interesting post 🙂
I really like Mr. Gladwell’s ideas (am a big fan of his other book “Outliers: the story of success” (2008)).
In regard to “Blink”, if I recall it right lately there’s some people going against such theory… Nevertheless, I agree it could be true and I think it’s worthy of consideration.
that one’s a good size, that dude’s sitting too far back, I’m in the best spot, it’s gonna be a left, sweet sweet left, that other dude’s not ready, it’s mine, IMMA TAKE IT!!
Thanks for stopping by my blog. Nice quotes of Malcolm Gladwell…