On the other hand, kids who didn’t eat the marshmallow are future oriented, thus able to resist temptation today for a chance at a greater reward tomorrow. “Futures” have much to recommend them. In dozens and dozens of studies, they outperform Presents in most every category: they get better grades and more education, are healthier and more optimistic, make more money, solve problems more consistently, are more mindful of morality, and can make the best of failure. They are the movers and shakers in this world. Zimbardo writes: While presents avoid work…futures consider work a source of
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