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How can giving someone less information lead to better decision-making?

In Blink, Malcom Gladwell examines how snap-judgements are often more accurate than those we reach after careful analysis. He says that we often rely on too much information in order to make the correct decisions. Gladwell claims that instant decisions are often more reliable - provided we focus on looking at the right information.

So what exactly is the most significant information we can use to determine what articles will reach the front-page on social news sites?