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" The author repeats himself very much. Having that said, it is a relatively good read with interesting stories regarding procrastination and positive delays. "
- Pujan, 2/12/2014
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" Dry, dull prose. Lots of varied stories, but did not hold my interest. Duh ... He says it's better to take as much time as you can before making a decision EXCEPT when you have to act quickly. Well thank you so much for that uninspiring message. I had to skim the end and was hoping he would offer something juicy at the end to pull it all together, but I needn't have bothered. Sigh .... "
- Pamela, 2/11/2014
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" The truth is somewhere in the middle between Wait and Blink, but Partnoy lays down a case for taking one's time with decisions, large and small. In his examples, those who "wait" are usually well trained and practiced athletes or learned scholars. The moral of the story for me is to keep practicing skills until you have the luxury to "wait." "
- Patrick, 2/10/2014
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" It's worth the wait. "
- Felipe, 2/7/2014
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" A book arguing for deliberation before action. Thought it was interesting enough but the examples were a bit cobbled together. He relied on a lot of actions in 2011 and 2012 for support, which seems risky to me as the wisdom of an outcome that's a year old may be very different ten years from now. The conclusion also seemed an overreach in basically professing a reform of all based on waiting. "
- Caleb, 1/29/2014
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" Very cool book for better understanding the timing of how and why we make decisions. "
- Brad, 1/20/2014
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" A good look at the benefits of delaying decision and action and the situations that it is helpful or not helpful in. Some good things to think about and some great principles to follow. "
- Jim, 12/22/2013
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" Thoroughly enjoyable, fascinating-- a look at why we should take more time to consider before acting! "
- Hope, 12/14/2013
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" An exploration into why waiting leads to better decisions, the author surveys experts in various domains for better understanding. Some of the stories are fresh eg inadvertent racial bias of doctors, how Jon Stewart pauses for maximum comedic impact; some not eg the PostIt. "
- Robert, 9/20/2013
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" There are way too many books on this same subject, and this one just seems to ramble on without really making any point. I finished it only because I didn't want to just quit. "
- Jim, 9/13/2013
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" I really liked this one. It gave me a lot to think about on the subject of taking things more slowly and making more considered decisions. It's a good companion to some of the other books on psychology that I've read recently. "
- Jennifer, 8/14/2013
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" Very interesting take on Patience, procrastination and the art of thinking before doing. Just a bit long for its purpose but a good read. "
- Pearl, 7/5/2013
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" Frank Partnoy, adresses the different perspectives of thinking before act, most of the time the people didn't realize that we have to pace the activities in different ways in order to make better decisitions, if not we only react with nonsense responses. "
- Felix, 7/4/2013
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" Interesting book about the study of decision-making. Everything is done too fast today! There are serious downsides to rapid decision-making. He uses an interdisciplinary approach- behavioral economics, neuroscience and sports to discuss this topic. "
- Cheryl, 6/6/2013
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" A Gladwell-ian/Lehrer-ish look at timing and structure of human decision making. The usual mix of interesting themes comingled with relevant and interesting anecdotes. Fairly thought provoking. "
- Arthurchai, 4/19/2013
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" I always like learning more about how the human body/brain work. This book had some very interesting tidbits in the begining but at the end it kind of dragged a little. "
- Jeanhodermarsky, 10/2/2012
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" A thought provoking and interesting read. I would have rated it higher if I hadn't already read Thinking, Fast and Slow, Stumbling on Happiness and other books on behavioral economics and decision-making in general. "
- Caedmon, 9/3/2012
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" I thought it could have been more in depth - but overall, very interesting. "
- Savannah, 7/11/2012
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" good book, title pretty much sums it up "
- David, 6/15/2012
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" Interesting science & stories show why wait is worth reward. A little dry in spots, but overall a fascinating read. "
- Briana, 6/14/2012
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