Made, Not Born: How Grit Helps Us Change
A Slight Change of Plans
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The Walter Michelle Study With the Marshmallow Test
In the Walter Michelle study, kids were offered a choice between one marshmallow and two. Some of the kids who are most effective at waiting modified their situation. In other words, rather than trying hard to exert willpower as we often do, it's about setting up your situation so that you don't even need to use willpower.
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