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Wait, July 2012
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The Match King, April 2009
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Fiasco, April 2009
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Infectious Greed, February 2004
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WAIT
By: Frank Partnoy

The Art and Science of Delay

PublicAffairs
July 2012
On Sale: June 26, 2012
304 pages
ISBN: 1610390040
EAN: 9781610390040
Kindle: B0080K3L6W
Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction

What do these scenarios have in common: a professional tennis player returning a serve, a woman evaluating a first date across the table, a naval officer assessing a threat to his ship, and a comedian about to reveal a punch line?

In this counterintuitive and insightful work, author Frank Partnoy weaves together findings from hundreds of scientific studies and interviews with wide-ranging experts to craft a picture of effective decision-making that runs counter to our brutally fast-paced world. Even as technology exerts new pressures to speed up our lives, it turns out that the choices we make––unconsciously and consciously, in time frames varying from milliseconds to years––benefit profoundly from delay. As this winning and provocative book reveals, taking control of time and slowing down our responses yields better results in almost every arena of life … even when time seems to be of the essence.

The procrastinator in all of us will delight in Partnoy’s accounts of celebrity “delay specialists,” from Warren Buffett to Chris Evert to Steve Kroft, underscoring the myriad ways in which delaying our reactions to everyday choices––large and small––can improve the quality of our lives.

Media Buzz

Diane Rehm Show - NPR - July 10, 2012
Marketplace - PRI - July 2, 2012
CBS This Morning - June 26, 2012