marshmallow test

Marshmallow test 

In the late ’60s, Stanford psychologist Walter Mischel performed a now-iconic experiment called the Marshmallow test, which analyzed the ability of four year olds to exhibit “delayed gratification.” Here’s what happened: Each child was brought into the room and sat down at a table with a delicious treat on it (maybe a marshmallow, maybe a donut). The scientists told the children that they could have a treat now, or, if they waited 15 minutes, they could have two treats.

The children that where in this experiment  work very hard to don´t eat the marshmallow, so when it finished the children that don´t eat the marshmallow gain 2 as a reward.

Information taken from this webpage. http://99u.com/articles/7094/the-future-of-self-improvement-part-i-grit-is-more-important-than-talent