The Marshmallow Test: Mastering Self Control

Author: Walter Mischel Publisher: New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company. Publish Date: 2014-9 Status:⏳ Rating:

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Impressions

Unfortunately I’m dissatisfied with this book. This is because it did not go over the outcomes very much, which is what I’m more interested in. However, it had plenty to say about strategies for delaying gratification. The problem I had with these strategies is that they are all cognitive. Such as reappraisal and the like. He even advocates for distraction. None of these actually address the draw toward short-term reward. It’s still there. I am more fond of Dr. Judson brewers approach, which involves paying closer attention to the outcomes of our actions, and as a result developing a visceral disinclination toward harmful ones. This is based on experience rather than faith. What I wanted from this book was the outcomes of those who did and did not delay gratification in the marshmallow test, regardless of what method they used. I wanted notes on what happens to people who don’t delay gratification

Nebulas

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• The Marshmallow Test Chapter 1 In Stanford University’s Surprise Room
• The Marshmallow Test Chapter 2 How They Do It
• The Marshmallow Test Chapter 3 Thinking Hot and Cool
• The Marshmallow Test Chapter 4 The Roots of Self-Control
• The Marshmallow Test Part 2 From Marshmallows in Pre-k to Money in 401(k)
• The Marshmallow Test Chapter 8 The Engine of Success I Think I Can
• The Marshmallow Test Chapter 9 Your Future Self
• The Marshmallow Test Chapter 10 Beyond the Here and Now
• The Marshmallow Test Chapter 11 Protecting the Hurt Self Self-Distancing
• The Marshmallow Test Chapter 12 Cooling Painful Emotions
• The Marshmallow Test Chapter 13 The Psychological Immune System
• The Marshmallow Test Chapter 14 When Smart People Act Stupid
• The Marshmallow Test Chapter 16 The Paralyzed Will

Notes

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• The Marshmallow Test
• Preschoolers who previously delayed gratification in the marshmallow test showed better outcomes in delaying gratification and in life
• Adults who could delay gratification in the marshmallow test as children showed better outcomes in delaying gratification and in life
• Children from South Bronx who delayed gratification in the Marshmallow test showed similar outcomes as those from Stanford