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Study of How Long We'll Wait

When Timex (the watch company) asked people how long they would wait before taking action in a wide variety of situations, researchers discovered that we'll consent to wait only:

  • thirteen seconds before we honk at a car in front of us that's stopped at a green light;
  • twenty-six seconds before we shush people who are talking in a movie theater;
  • twenty-six seconds before we take the seat of someone who's walked away;
  • forty-five seconds before we ask someone who's talking too loud on a cell phone to "keep it down";
  • thirteen minutes for a table at a restaurant;
  • twenty minutes for a blind date to show up before we leave;
  • and twenty minutes for the last person to show up for Thanksgiving dinner before we dig in.

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