tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061650.post111368927892452333..comments2023-10-10T10:43:44.424-04:00Comments on cheaper than therapy: Readings and DoingsDJ Wordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14597363296679699935noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061650.post-1113792587874577552005-04-17T22:49:00.000-04:002005-04-17T22:49:00.000-04:00Interestingly, one of my favorite columnists, Joe ...Interestingly, one of my favorite columnists, Joe Klien of TIME, wrote a commentary recently called "The <B>Blink</B> Presidency", in which he writes,<BR/><BR/><B>Bush is the ultimate "Blink" President, to use author Malcolm Gladwell's catchy term, and recent title, for instantaneous, subconscious decision making. The slogan on Gladwell's book jacket—"Don't Think—Blink!"—is a perfect mantra for an attention- deficit-disordered society, and an apt description of the electric jolt Bush has brought to politics and policy. It certainly was the subtext of the 2004 presidential campaign: Kerry's thinking seemed tortured, paralytic; Bush's blinking seemed strong and decisive. But there are problems. "We don't know where our first impressions come from or precisely what they mean, so we don't always understand their fragility," writes Gladwell, who is way too smart to be a cheerleader for the immediate. Gladwell argues that blinking is best when it is reinforced by a lifetime of study and expertise. Bush's blinks come in two basic varieties: judgments about people and about broad policy."</B><BR/><BR/>The column can be found <A HREF="http://www.time.com/time/columnist/klein/article/0,9565,1029809,00.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>Bob Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08576734261775426385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061650.post-1113740534972380432005-04-17T08:22:00.000-04:002005-04-17T08:22:00.000-04:00Good morning Rick, thanks for the book list, and t...Good morning Rick, thanks for the book list, and though I hope you keep up your writing, I'm glad to hear about the job. I think I'll add Richard Hays' book to my list but not without a bit of fear. The Anabaptist vision kinda scares me... it feels like entering the pool off the high-dive instead of easing in from the steps in the shallow end.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I just finished <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785263705/qid=1113739768/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/002-8537649-3833664" REL="nofollow">Blue Like Jazz</A> and enjoyed it. Yes, I know it might be a little "too" popular for comfort, but it reminded me a little of that <A HREF="http://men.style.com/gq/features/full?id=content_301" REL="nofollow">GQ article</A> (Boys Link Warning: this month's cover is over-the-top, crack cocaine-ish, tease your DNA sexuality... which really pisses me off... and makes me want to look for LOTS more pictures).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com