socialpsychology

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference | Malcolm Gladwell

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#OffMyShelf “Owned > 5 years”
My first completed book for #Shelfsweeper readathon . 😃

I listened to this on audio, read by the author. It was like a very long podcast…entertaining but I don‘t know that much will stick. But I don‘t think it‘s Gladwell‘s intention to write a how-to about how to create social movements or ad campaigns. He‘s more interested in exploring the fascinating and contradictory nature of human behavior and thought.

wanderinglynn, Tove_Reads, Andrew65

Tove_Reads Woohoo! 2d

Andrew65 Brilliant 🎉🎉🎉 1d

Liz_M Are you going to read the sequel?

Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering

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Ruthiella @Liz_M Maybe? Would you recommend it? I have “What the Dog Saw” still on my shelf and I previously read (listened to) “Blink”. 1d

Liz_M @Ruthiella I read Ttp back in the day, haven't read the sequel. I was hoping you would and report back 😆 1d

Ruthiella @Liz_M 😂 I will put it on my TBR! Just for you. 1d

wanderinglynn 🎉👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 1d

RamsFan1963 @Ruthiella @Liz_M I've read the sequel, and it's very entertaining. I don't think it had as big an impact on me as the first book, but Gladwell is always an author worth reading. 17h

Ruthiella @RamsFan1963 Great! Thanks for the tip! 17h

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JulietteReadsALot

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference | Malcolm Gladwell

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2/5
What a disappointment... I had so much difficulty going through this book. Interesting ideas but their presentation is boring and very repetitive. It is also lacking in depth.

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ravenlee

The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements | Eric Hoffer

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A lot of this seems overly simplistic, even reductionist. However, there are some truly great insights into what makes someone join a mass movement. It helps make sense of why people fall/fell for MAGA BS and similar. Highly recommend.

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Kshakal

Positivity | Barbara Fredrickson

#positivity #25alive @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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Eggs 👏🏻🙌🏻👌🏼 3mo

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Sharpeipup

The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World | Jamil Zaki

Just realized my nails match my bookmark…talk about accessorizing. 🤣

tpixie Love it! 😍 is it a navy. I love gun metal gray. I may need to try dark navy. 6mo

MemoirsForMe How cool is that! 6mo

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Sharpeipup @tpixie it‘s a navy with purple tint. OPI “less is Norse” 6mo

tpixie @Sharpeipup thanks! 6mo

Gissy Bookish fashion style?💅🏻🖤🖤🖤😃👌😍 6mo

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britt_brooke

Stories Are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind | Annalee Newitz

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⭐️⭐️⭐️ The role of stories in everyday life and how they can negatively affects us. Psychological warfare, propaganda, misinformation. We tend to treat fiction as politics. So many slippery slopes. Nothing much positive here, but a quick, interesting read.

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willaful

Stories Are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind | Annalee Newitz

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“In the United States, we treat fiction as politics—and vice versa.“

A fascinating short history of psychological warfare, which is intensely relevant today. The Native American histories of being disappeared, sometimes over and over, was particularly interesting.

I was disappointed in the final chapter though, which offered several idealistic solutions with no ideas on how to implement them.

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LibraryCin

so-so

Not too much to say about this. I found it (mostly) interesting and easy to read. Oddly, although I‘m not really one for art appreciation, I remember that chapter a bit more than some of the others (also the online review chapter, but that may not be a surprise considering I am writing a review to post online…!).

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britt_brooke

Stories Are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind | Annalee Newitz