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| Document Type: | Book |
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| All Authors / Contributors: |
Frank Partnoy |
| ISBN: | 9781610390040 1610390040 9781610390057 1610390059 |
| OCLC Number: | 744287602 |
| Description: | xii, 290 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Hearts and minds -- Superfast sports -- High-frequency trading, fast and slow -- Frontal nudity in fight club -- Bad call -- A 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. |
| Responsibility: | Frank Partnoy. |
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<p>Roger Lowenstein, author of "The End of Wall Street" and "When Genius Failed<br>""Having mined the best of American research in fields as wide-ranging as finance, behavioral economics, and law, Frank Partnoy has written a beguilingly readable treatise that boils down to a single, easily digestible conclusion: in our busy modern lives, most of us react too quickly. "Wait" will naturally and rightly be compared to Daniel Kahneman's "Thinking, Fast and Slow" as a trail-blazing book exploring the hidden crannies and the treacherous pitfalls of human decision-making. I whole-heartedly recommend it."<p>Bethany McLean, co-author of "The"" Smartest Guys in the Room" and "All the Devils Are Here<br>"""Wait" is one of those rare books that will change not just the way you think, but the way you act. The book is full of ideas that are fascinating, useful--and at times mind-blowing. I was captivated."Daniel H. Pink, author of "Drive" and "A Whole New Mind""Frank Partnoy turns conventional wisdom on its head with this counterintuitive approach to decision-making. Rather than telling us how to make decisions faster and faster, he mines and refines a rich lode of information from experts in a surprising variety of fields to demonstrate the power of delay, whether measured in milliseconds, days, or decades. "Wait" is a great read, chock full of fascinating insights."<p>"Kirkus Reviews, " starred review<br>"A fascinating addition to the study of decision-making.... While there is a high premium today for speed, the author suggests that there are serious downsides to rapid decision-making.... Partnoy's results are groundbreaking and a potential corrective to modern pressures for rapid response, whether on the playing field, in high-speed computer trading and corporate boardrooms, or on the battlefield.... File alongside Malcolm Gladwell, Dan Ariely, [and] Jonah Lehrer.""Strategy + Business""Gladwell-esque ... the book uses case studies of 'delay specialists' in realms as varied as Read more...
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