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Because if you don't know how to manage time, time can rule you like a tyrant.
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What do a professional tennis player returning a serve, a lady appraising a first date across the table, a naval commander assessing a threat to his ship, and a comedian poised to deliver a punch line have in common?
Author Frank Partnoy blends together data from hundreds of scientific research and interviews with a wide range of specialists in this surprising and fascinating book to create a picture of good decision-making that runs counter to our brutally fast-paced reality. Even while technology puts additional demands on us to live faster lives, it turns out that the decisions we make––both intuitively and deliberately, in time frames ranging from milliseconds to years––benefit greatly from delaying them. Taking control of time and slowing down our responses, as this bestselling and controversial book demonstrates, provides superior results in practically every aspect of life... even when time appears to be of the importance.
Partnoy's descriptions of famous "delay experts," from Warren Buffett to Chris Evert to Steve Kroft, will thrill the procrastinator in all of us, highlighting the numerous ways in which postponing our reactions to everyday choices––large and small––can improve the quality of our lives.
Because if you don't know how to manage time, time can rule you like a tyrant.
