Instead of the SAT, Let’s Take the Marshmallow Test!
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008Who knew my sweet tooth could bear so much meaning in my life?
According to Walter Mischel and his marshmallow test, if I’m able to withstand the craving for a marshmallow placed in front of me, I’ll have a good social life and do well in school. If I eat it, well…
Since when are marshamallows clairvoyant? I wonder if there’s a chocolate test—I’d definitely fail that one.
Mischel is a Columbia University psychologist, which is nothing to sneeze at. I know his test has more to do with analyzing self-control and discipline, but I can’t get s’mores and hot cocoa off my mind now.
Imagine if schools start requiring the marshmallow test instead of the SATs or the ACTs? That, my college-bound friends, would be sweet.
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