delayed gratification

Teaching Children Delayed Gratification

Submitted by marcwarnke on Fri, 11/07/2008 - 10:17

This is another interesting gem I got from my current read, Influencer—dry toast reading, but some awesome factoids.

In last night’s reading the author spoke of a thirty-year study done with children ranging from four to five years old.  He put them in a room with a clock, a table, and on the table was a marshmallow.  He told the children that the marshmallow was theirs to eat, but if he came back in ten minutes and it was still there, they would be given another one. continue reading...

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