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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. Re:mmm... Marshmallos by schon · · Score: 5, Insightful

    To say that the kid who eats the marshmallow won't be successful is a bit misleading.

    It's also a mischaracterization of what's said in the video.

    If you watch the video, he says that 100% of the children who didn't succumb were successful students, but that 80% of the ones who did were having school problems.

    So nobody is saying that if you ate it you won't be successful (just that you're less likely to be), and nobody is saying that you wouldn't be successful in life, but in school.

    So your post really has nothing whatsoever to do with the article, or any of the statements or claims within.