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Author Partnoy, Frank.

Title Wait : the art and science of delay / Frank Partnoy.

Publication Info. New York : PublicAffairs, [2012]
©2012

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Location Call No. Status
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  153.8 PARTNOY    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  153.83 P25    Check Shelf
 Simsbury Public Library - Non Fiction  153.83 PARTNOY    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  153.83 PARTNOY    Lost and Paid
 Windsor Locks Public Library - Adult Department  153.83 PAR    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xii, 290 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-277) and index.
Contents Hearts and minds -- Superfast sports -- High-frequency trading, fast and slow -- Frontal nudity in fight club -- Bad call -- Don't slice too thin -- Don't panic -- First dates and fighter pilots -- When to eat crow -- At last, procrastination -- Master class -- Get off the clock -- A lifetime of innovation -- Go long.
Summary Presents information from scientific studies and interviews with experts in several fields that suggests that delaying responses when making a decision can improve the decision quality, even in situations where time is in short supply.
Subject Procrastination.
Decision making.
ISBN 9781610390040 hardcover alkaline paper $26.99
1610390040 hardcover alkaline paper
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