What do you do when you're not asleep and not eating? You're most likely waiting - to finish work, to get home, to finish your duties. This book aims to describe how many people experience waiting and how important this is, in popular and highbrow culture and in real life and how we cope with it. Wait a little longer, you'll never regret it.' Peter Toohey's masterful slow ride through the arts and sciences echoes Pozzo's line from Waiting for Godot at every turn. We're all just waiting, and neuroscience research shows why that's a good thing, whether we are narrating Dr. Seuss, reveling in Miles Davis, or admiring a Degas pastel. Take your time with this book; it'll be worth it.