Think!: Why Crucial Decisions Can't Be Made In The Blink Of An Eye [abridged]
- Author: Michael R. LeGault
- Narrator: Michael R. LeGault
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Duration: 6:12:40
Synopsis
This isn't the time to Blink. It's time to THINK! -- before it's too late.
Outraged by the downward spiral of American intellect and culture, Michael R. LeGault offers the flip side of Malcolm Gladwell's bestselling phenomenon, Blink, which celebrated impulse thinking over factual knowledge or critical analysis. If bestselling books are advising us to not think, LeGault argues, it comes as no surprise that sharp, incisive reasoning is on the decline, leading our society to incompetence and failure.
Permissive parenting and low standards that have caused an academic crisis among our children -- body weights rise while grades plummet
A culture of image and instant gratification, fed by reality shows and computer games, that has rendered curiosity of the mind and spirit all but obsolete
Stress, aversion to taking risks, and therapy that are replacing the traditional American "can do" mind-set
Far from perpetuating the stereotype of the complacent American, LeGault maintains that Americans are abundantly gifted with the ability to fulfill our nation's greatest potential starting today but we need smart teachers, health care workers, sales representatives, students, mechanics, and leaders to make it happen. A bracing wake-up call to America, THINK! delivers a no-holds-barred prescription for reversing the erosion of American civilization.
Chapters
-
Think 001
Duration: 01min -
Think 002
Duration: 05min -
Think 003
Duration: 05min -
Think 004
Duration: 05min -
Think 005
Duration: 05min -
Think 006
Duration: 04min -
Think 007
Duration: 05min -
Think 008
Duration: 05min -
Think 009
Duration: 06min -
Think 010
Duration: 04min -
Think 011
Duration: 07min -
Think 012
Duration: 05min -
Think 013
Duration: 06min -
Think 014
Duration: 05min -
Think 015
Duration: 05min -
Think 016
Duration: 04min -
Think 017
Duration: 05min -
Think 018
Duration: 05min -
Think 019
Duration: 04min -
Think 020
Duration: 03min