http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/us_world/NATL-Self-Control-the-Secret-to-Success-Study.html
(still trying to learn how to link in Blogger??)
The Marshmallow Experiment. I would definitely not be able to hold out, even if I'm not really into mallow.
There's a great article in the New Yorker about this same test. The crux of it is that there was a Stanford experiment in which elementary-school children would be put in a room in front of a plate of sweets, and told that if they could hold out for 15 minutes without gobbling one up, that they would get double the reward. As the researcher monitored their subjects throughout their adult lives, they found that kids with self-control were much more successful, less likely to be obese or addicted to drugs, and generally happier.
New Yorker Article link:
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/05/18/090518fa_fact_lehrer
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thanks for the article!
ReplyDeleteTo embed the link (if that is the proper terminology) when you are composing or editing a post you will see some icons at the top of the post, such as font, b for bold, i for italics. first highlight the text that you want people to be able to click on to visit the link and then select the 6th icon from the left, if you roll over it with your cursor you will see it says "link." once you click on it you will get a small window that will allow you to enter the URL for the link. Try it out and let me know how you do. :-)
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