The Stanford Marshmallow Experiment and why it’s the secret to your results Back in the 1970s, Stanford researchers gave kids a simple choice: Eat one marshmallow now, or wait 15 minutes and get two. Most kids couldn’t wait. But the ones who did? Years later, they were more successful in almost every area. School, health, and even income. The lesson: delayed gratification builds success. If you’re working toward a goal right now - training, dieting, or building your business and you’re not seein

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The Marshmallow Test and Delayed Gratification

The Stanford marshmallow experiment was a psychological study conducted by psychologist Walter Mischel in the late 1960s and early 1970s at Stanford University. The experiment aimed to understand the concept of delayed gratification and its impact on success in life. In the experiment, young children were placed in a room and offered a choice between a small, immediate reward (e.g. one marshmallow) or a larger reward (e.g. two marshmallows) if they could wait for a certain period of time (usuall