I’ve had the chance to talk about Delayed Response in a range of settings. Here are some of the highlights.
Radio Interviews:
- Deeply Human (BBC), April 4, 2021, “The Standing Line” https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct2cbk
- 99% Invisible (Radiotopia), September 3, 2019, “Wait Wait…Tell Me!” https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/wait-wait-tell-me/
- Late Night Live (Radio National Australia), May 6, 2019, “What’s the Delay? The History of Waiting” https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/whats-the-delay:-the-history-of-waiting/11084782
- Innovation Hub (WGBH, Boston), January 25, 2019, “Waiting Really is the Hardest Part” http://blogs.wgbh.org/innovation-hub/2019/1/25/waiting-really-hardest-part/
- Constant Wonder (BYU Radio, Provo, UT), January 24, 2019, “Delayed Response” https://www.byuradio.org/episode/4e131727-8cc3-4cde-9860-43ed71c909cc/constant-wonder-evolution-of-books-healing-power-of-oxygen-quantum-computing-delayed-response
- Afternoons with Jesse Mullins (Radio New Zealand, Auckland, NZ), December 18, 2018, “The Art of Waiting in an Instant World” https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/audio/2018676305/the-art-of-waiting-in-an-instant-world
- Radio Times (WHYY, Philadelphia, PA), December 17, 2018, “The Art of Patience” https://whyy.org/episodes/the-art-of-patience/
- Knowledge@Wharton (Philadelphia, PA), December 11, 2018, “Is Waiting a Lost Art?” http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/slowing-down-why-good-things-come-to-those-who-wait/
- Think (KERA, Dallas, TX), November 26, 2018 “Waiting in an Age of Instant Gratification” http://think.kera.org/2018/11/26/waiting-in-the-age-of-instant-gratification/
- Late Night Live (ABC, Sydney, AUS), June 13, 2018, “Pneumatic Tubes: The Instant Messaging Technology that Transformed the World” https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/pneumatic-tubes:-the-instant-messaging-technology-that-transfor/9866280
Magazine and Newspaper articles
- The Atlantic (Joe Pinsker), November 21, 2018, “The Tyranny of ‘Sorry for My Delay'” https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/11/life-getting-faster-farman-delayed-response/576181/
- ELLE Magazine Italy (Monica Monnis), December 16, 2018, “How Do We Evaluate Time Today? From the Beauty of Waiting to the Tyranny of ‘Sorry for the Delay'” https://www.elle.com/it/emozioni/psicologia/a25555869/la-bellezza-dell-attesa/
- Cup Magazine Hong Kong, November 26, 2018, “Sorry for My Late Reply — I’m So Tired of Being Busy!” http://www.cup.com.hk/2018/11/26/sorry-for-my-delay/
- Irish Independent (Sinead Ryan), December 26, 2018, “Too Many Options Can be a Turn-Off” https://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/sinead-ryan-too-many-tv-options-can-be-a-turnoff-37657482.html
- San Diego Union Tribune (Neil Senturia), January 8, 2019: “Timing is Everything So Why Not Wait on Making Some Decisions.” https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/economy/sd-fi-senturia-why-waiting-is-ok-20190108-story.html
- Le Point (Gabriel Bouchaud), January 14, 2019: “Quand gagner du temps donne l’impression d’en perdre” (“When Saving Time Gives the Impression of Losing”) https://www.lepoint.fr/phebe/quand-gagner-du-temps-donne-l-impression-d-en-perdre-14-01-2019-2285554_3590.php
- Management Today (Jason Farman), July 31, 2019, “Why Getting Bored Could Be the Most Productive Thing You Do Today” https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/getting-bored-productive-thing-today/your-career/article/1590788
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BBC (William Park), December 5, 2019, “Why Progress Bars Can Make You Feel Better,” https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20191205-why-progress-bars-can-make-you-feel-better
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The Atlantic (Joe Pinsker), June 1, 2020, “I Didn’t Have Any Graduation Wisdom. So I asked 19 Smart People Instead” https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/06/graduation-advice-class-of-2020/612475/
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National Geographic (Jamie Kiffel-Alcheh), July 15, 2020, “Your Patience is Wearing Thin — But So Is Your Kid’s” https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/family/2020/07/your-patience-is-wearing-thin-but-so-is-your-kids
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Vox (Adam Clark Estes), July 17, 2020, “What Comes After Zoom Fatigue” https://www.vox.com/recode/21314793/zoom-fatigue-video-chat-facebook-google-meet-microsoft-teams
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De Correspondent, Amsterdam (Lynn Berger), Aug 29, 2020, “Everything is Going Faster and Yet We Wait Just as Much,” https://decorrespondent.nl/11533/alles-gaat-sneller-en-toch-wachten-we-nog-evenveel/384268027-c5f50ac3
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Aeon/Psyche (Jason Farman), Sept. 30, 2020, “How to Wait Well” https://psyche.co/guides/how-to-think-of-waiting-as-a-chance-to-reinvent-the-future
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The Correspondent (Lynn Berger), Oct. 5, 2020, “Everything is Going Faster and Yet We Wait Just as Much” https://thecorrespondent.com/719/life-is-moving-faster-than-ever-yet-we-spend-just-as-much-time-waiting/916310537483-7ddb2035
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Vida Simples, São Paulo, Brazil (Margot Cardoso), Oct. 14, 2020, “Why Don’t We Tolerate Waiting” https://vidasimples.co/colunistas/por-que-nao-toleramos-a-esperar/
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Chicago Tribune (Christopher Borrelli), Oct. 28, 2020, “Freaking out about not knowing election results on Tuesday? You’re not alone. Why patience is not an American virtue” https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-election-day-patience-20201028-xazvyal3dregdg74kbwu75rwty-story.html
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GQ (Clay Skipper), November 16, 2020, “Why Waiting Feels Terrible (and why getting better at it just improve your life, according to professor and writer Jason Farman)” https://www.gq.com/story/why-getting-better-at-waiting-could-improve-your-life
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The Atlantic (Joe Pinksker), December 15, 2020, “The Year We Lost” https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/12/2020-lost-year/617382/
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New York Times (Kayleen Schaefer), May 4, 2021, “Plan Your Life Again, but Keep It Simple” https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/04/well/plan-your-life-again-but-keep-it-simple.html
Republications
- World Economic Forum, December 13, 2018, “This is Why Waiting is a Lost Art” https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/12/is-waiting-a-lost-art/