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The Art and Science of Delay
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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.
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