Ready, set … wait a sec. Today, Myra and Abby explain why slowing down is key to making good decisions.

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• Myra Strober is a professor emerita at Stanford University and the founding director of the Stanford Center for Research on Women (now the Clayman Institute for Gender Research). Abby Davisson served as president of Gap Foundation and co-founded the clothing company's employee resource group for parents and caregivers.

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