{"id":29974,"date":"2012-08-26T14:07:50","date_gmt":"2012-08-26T20:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/08\/26\/lines-and-the-psychology-of-waiting.html"},"modified":"2012-08-26T14:07:50","modified_gmt":"2012-08-26T20:07:50","slug":"lines-and-the-psychology-of-waiting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/08\/26\/lines-and-the-psychology-of-waiting.html","title":{"rendered":"Lines and the Psychology of Waiting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nothing tremendously new or startling here, but it's still an interesting read. And, yes, "When all else fails, bring a book" or some other distraction\u00a0is always fine advice.<\/p>\n

Reshared post from +Shannon Turlington<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

I was just saying this morning that one of the worst crimes of polite society is cutting in line. Here's why. "And when all else fails, bring a book." Always good advice.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Nothing tremendously new or startling here, but it's still an interesting read. And, yes, "When all else fails, bring a book" or some other distraction\u00a0is always fine advice. Reshared post from +Shannon Turlington I was just saying this morning that one of the worst crimes of polite society is cutting in line. Here's why. 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