Dismay Quote by Fernando J. Corbato

“Classic batch-and-queue work conditions are hardly conducive to psychological flow. The worker can see only a small part of the task, there is often…

— James P. Womack

“This was not uncommon in government-run operations, where a request that someone do their job often induced a catatonic state that might last anywhere…

— Matthew Polly

Waiting is so unusual that many of us can't stand in a queue for 30 seconds without getting out our phones to check for…

— Julian Baggini

Have you ever noticed that life consists mostly of interruptions, with occasional spells of rush work in between?

— Buwei Yang Chao

Being constantly the hub of a network of potential interruptions provides the excitement and importance of crisis management. As well as the false sense…

— Michael Foley

Interruptions: The average worker gets interrupted five times each hour. It takes an average of 5 minutes to handle each interruption and 1 minute…

— Alvin Toffler

What makes people so impatient is what I can't figure; all the guy had to do was wait.

— Ken Kesey

We're living in a world where the response is really instantaneous, even though it's delayed by a few months. It comes at you pretty…

— Tatiana Maslany

You don't have as much time as you think you do. You got to operate like there's a sense of urgency!

— Eric Thomas

Even speed, when we are anxious, seems like delay.

— Publilius Syrus

You have to imagine a waiting that is not impatient because it is timeless.

— Anonymous

Across the VA's system in our state, the wait times are entirely too long on average.

— Dick Durbin