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The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing

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By: Daniel H. Pink
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Everyone knows that timing is everything. But we don't know much about timing itself. Our lives are a neverending stream of 'when' decisions: when to start a business, schedule a class, get serious about a person. Yet we make those decisions based on intuition and guesswork.

Timing, it's often assumed, is an art; in When, Pink shows that timing is in fact a science.

Drawing on a rich trove of research from psychology, biology and economics, Pink reveals how best to live, work and succeed. How can we use the hidden patterns of the day to build the ideal schedule? Why do certain breaks dramatically improve student test scores? How can we turn a stumbling beginning into a fresh start? Why should we avoid going to the hospital in the afternoon? Why is singing in time with other people as good for us as exercise? And what is the ideal time to quit a job, switch careers, or get married?

In When, Pink distills cutting-edge research and data on timing and synthesizes them into a fascinating, readable narrative packed with irresistible stories and practical takeaways that give readers compelling insights into how we can live richer, more engaged lives.

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Critic Reviews

"Praise for Daniel H. Pink: 'Provocative and fascinating" (MALCOLM GLADWELL, author of Outliers)
"Bold and persuasive" (RICHARD WISEMAN, author of 59 Seconds)
"Pink is rapidly acquiring international guru status . . . He is an engaging writer, who challenges and provokes"
"Inspiring"
"Radical, surprising, and undeniably true"
"Pink one of our smartest thinkers about the interaction of work, psychology and society"
"A gifted writer who turns even the heaviest scientific study into something digestible - and often amusing - without losing his intellectual punch"
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Was great in beginning, wanted a little in middle and picked up in the end
good theory based conversation

Good theory based

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This is 3 1/2 stars from the always interesting Daniel pink. Not quite as good as Drive but still definitely worth the time to listen to.

Something always valuable from dan pink

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I found this book incredibly interesting. Some parts seemed logical but the data explained really helps to work out 'when' to make decisions, when peaks and troughs happen in productivity and when to expect some of lifes challenges.

Very interesting!

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How to maximize the use of timing. insights on how and when do certain things like eat rest or perform at your peak.

Unheard and useful principles of time

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If you could sum up When in three words, what would they be?

Insightful, evidence based

What other book might you compare When to, and why?

Drive by Dan Pink because it has a similar flow and use of external evidence, so isn't just Dan's opinion.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

The Time Hackers handbook

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When I realised I wasn't an owl or a lark, but a third-bird.

Any additional comments?

A great buy.

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