When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing

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2019
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Timing is everything . . . How can we use the hidden patterns of the day to build the ideal schedule? Why do certain breaks dramatically improve student test results? When should you have your first coffee of the day? 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, Daniel H. Pink distills cutting edge research and data on timing and synthesises them into a fascinating, readable narrative. Packed with irresistible stories and practical takeaways, it provides compelling insights into how we can live richer, more engaged lives.

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Timing is everything . . . How can we use the hidden patterns of the day to build the ideal schedule? Why do certain breaks dramatically improve student test results? When should you have your first coffee of the day? 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, Daniel H. Pink distills cutting edge research and data on timing and synthesises them into a fascinating, readable narrative. Packed with irresistible stories and practical takeaways, it provides compelling insights into how we can live richer, more engaged lives.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Edition: Main
Publisher: Canongate Books
Published: 07 Feb 2019
ISBN 10: 1782119914
ISBN 13: 9781782119913

Media Reviews

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 * * Financial Times * *
Inspiring * * Guardian * *
Pink is one of our smartest thinkers about the interaction of work, psychology and society * * Worth * *
Radical, surprising, and undeniably true * * Harvard Business Review * *
A gifted writer who turns even the heaviest scientific study into something digestible - and often amusing - without losing his intellectual punch * * New York Post * *

Author Bio

Daniel H. Pink is the author of several books, including the New York Times bestselling Drive, To Sell is Human and A Whole New Mind. His books have been translated into 35 languages and have sold more than 2 million copies worldwide. He lives in Washington D.C. with his wife and children. danpink.com | @DanielPink