Malcolm Gladwell Style
Sacha Grief, on Malcolm Gladwell-style books -
These books take one central idea (“we make snap judgments”, “influencers are important”, “aliens built the pyramids”) and then drown you in an avalanche of studies and anecdotes to support that theory. In my opinion, they’re mostly bullshit.
When I first read the ‘Blink’ book, I got the idea within the first few pages. After that, it was just a tirade of stupid studies and anecdotes trying to drill in that same idea. Felt off-putting. Sacha Grief just put into words what I have been feeling for a surprisingly long time.
