Frank Partnoy

Frank Partnoy explains how delaying our reactions to everyday choices—large and small—can improve the quality of our lives. In Wait: The Art and Science of Delay, he finds that effective decision-making runs counter to our fast-paced world and argues that we benefit from  slowing down our responses decisions.

From the 1920's through the Great Depression, Ivar Kreuger made a fortune selling matches. His matchstick monopoly was one of the rare success stories of the period— but his business practices were more than questionable: shell companies, fudged accounting figures, off-balance-sheet accounting and even forgery. Frank Partnoy shows how Kreuger’s ...