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Joachim De Posada Talks About Delayed Gratification

Posted by samzenpus on from the a-bird-in-hand dept.

grrlscientist writes "Here is a short talk in which Joachim de Posada shares a landmark experiment on delayed gratification — and how it can predict future success. With priceless video of kids trying their hardest not to eat their marshmallow."

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  1. A similar experiment was attempted ... by electricprof · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    A similar experiment was recently tried with RIAA lawyers ... They were promised one billion dollars each if they could go for 1 hour without telling a lie. The experiment could never be completed. The lab techs couldn't go 5 minutes without killing the lawyers.