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When

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 never-ending 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 distils cutting-edge research and data on timing and synthesizes them into a fascinating narrative packed with irresistible stories and practical takeaways that give listeners compelling insights into how we can live richer, more engaged lives.

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This is like discovering another dimension, bringing it into focus so it’s Visible in plain sight.

Impressive for an audiobook that you can’t see.

Thanks Dan! Love your stuff.

From a dedicated inbound fan

It was about time

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The book itself goes through cycles of peak amd trough. The peaks were very relatable and astounding; the troughs agonisingly boring.

overall a fine read.

Peak and trough

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Really loved the first bit of this book and raved about it to my friends, but the latter half was really irrelevant to me. If it was a physical book I'd have been able to flip through these parts and may not have got so bored, but with the audiobook I wasted a lot more time giving each chapter a chance before skipping through. Worth a listen for the start though, very interesting and informative.

First half great, second half filler

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I enjoy Pink's writing style and he does a good job of the narration. There's plenty of good content here but, as is often the case with this type of book, much of it will already be familiar if you're a fan of Freakonomics, Nudge or Thinking fast and slow.

Interesting and potentially some useful insights

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things you may know but havent thought about! glad i gave it a listen! thanks

highlights a lot of interesting points

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Well written, with great insight into perfect timing. Plenty of little case studies make this book relevant and accessible.

Well written and insightful!

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the performance was great. I listened some chapters twice because they were so nice. Recommended...

amazing insights about timing and time

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Overall, a good Audio book to understand some of the basics related to impact of timing on our behaviour, performance and decision making and how to apply that in practical life. The book is supported with some real stories that should keep you engaged and relate to the theory part. The last part of the book is less engaging and felt abit light in substance. Overall, it’s worth the read and listen.

Good book to understand how timing drives our behaviour and performance

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I finished this book much quicker than expected, the principles were captivating, the ideas well established and fluently conveyed

Great insight

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In this book you will find a summary of the principles of time science, that will help to lead a healthy lifestyle using timing as one of the tool to start and end activities in your life.

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