Andrew Mitton

My experience in Alaska and My Thoughts on Wordpress, Running, Cross Country Skiing, and Anything Else that Interests Me

Classic Marshmellow Test: One Now or Two Later

I love the marsh­mel­low test: place one marsh­mel­low in front of a per­son; tell them they can eat this one now or they’ll got another marsh­mel­low if they wait for the tester to come pack.  Oh the pain of wait­ing!  This video says it all.  It shows how we strug­gle with long term vs. short term gains.  It takes dis­ci­pline to take the long-term approach.

Oh, The Temp­ta­tion from Steve V on Vimeo.