Waiting Really Is The Hardest Part

Published: Jan. 25, 2019, 10 a.m.

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If you\\u2019ve ever been in line at the DMV, had your flight delayed, desperately needed an email reply to come NOW, or had a YouTube video buffer for more than a couple seconds, you know that waiting is awful. But what can we learn from it? According to Jason Farman, author of \\u201cDelayed Response: The Art of Waiting from the Ancient to the Instant World,\\u201d the answer is quite a lot. And it touches on everything from aboriginal message sticks, to pneumatic tubes, to loading icons.

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