Talking to Strangers Episode 1

The Book Interrupted women continue Season Two with “Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know” by Malcolm Gladwell. Each member expresses individually how they feel either before reading or beginning to read “Talking to Strangers”, then they continue the discussion into a group chat. Through the topics of Gladwell’s other books and podcasts, basketball, making an expert, and predicting divorce, they talk about their lives, inspired by the words of the book.

Discussion Points:

• Personal journals - what are the first impressions of the book?
• What is Talking to Strangers about?
• What do you think of other Malcolm Gladwell Books and his podcast, Revisionist History? 
• Underhand versus overhand free throw shots in basketball
• Do 10,000 hours of practice make an expert?
• Can you predict divorce by Dr. John Gottman’s The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse: criticism, contempt, defensiveness and stonewalling?

Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:

Book Interrupted Website 

Book Interrupted YouTube Channel

Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group

Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell

Malcolm Gladwell Books

Revisionist History

“This One Thing is the Biggest Predictor of Divorce” - The Gottman Institute