Joachim de Posada's TED interview offers insight into how difficult children find it to delay gratification.Only a handful of kids left alone with a marshmallow (and instructions that they'd get another one if they didn't eat it straight away) were able to resist. According to research, those who did had higher SAT scores years later and they were apparently happier and more successful in all aspects of life.
Apparently, delayed gratification is a significant predictor of life success.
What would you do?
Apparently, delayed gratification is a significant predictor of life success.
What would you do?
For the record: If I was a five year old, I think I'd have eaten it. At 45, when I order seafood linguine (one of my favourite dishes) I always leave a prawn for last so I guess that means that these days I delay gratification!
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you know kate, i think i wouldn't have eaten the marshmellow because i wanted grown up approval even more. i loved it when grown ups complimented me.
today is another story, however...
kate, thanks for you sweetest comment on my blog. it's nice to know you.
love,
kj babe
just like kj, i wouldn't have eaten the marshmallow, but i would've been avoiding 'getting into trouble' and if tested today, i would definitely wait for the second marshmallow, because when it comes to food, the more the merrier!
x shelley t
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