Wait
Subtitle: the art and science of delay
By: Frank Partnoy
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9781610392471
Subjects: Procrastination; Decision making
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Hearts and minds; title: Superfast sports; title: High-frequency trading, fast and slow; title: Frontal nudity in fight club; title: Bad call; title: A slice too thin; title: Don't panic; title: First dates and fighter pilots; title: When to eat crow; title: At last, procrastination; title: Master class; title: Get off the clock; title: A lifetime of innovation; title: Go long.