The #1 Habit Of All Highly Intelligent People | Ep. 862

In 'The Marshmallow Test: Mastering Self-Control', Walter Mischel delves into the cognitive skills underlying willpower and long-term thinking. The book summarizes his decades-long research on the 'marshmallow test', a series of delayed-gratification experiments with young children. Mischel explains how the ability to delay gratification is a fundamental skill that predicts greater academic success, better health, and more positive relationships later in life. He also discusses strategies to enhance self-control and emphasizes that willpower can be learned and developed over time.

In this book, Daniel Kahneman takes readers on a tour of the mind, explaining how the two systems of thought shape our judgments and decisions. System 1 is fast, automatic, and emotional, while System 2 is slower, effortful, and logical. Kahneman discusses the impact of cognitive biases, the difficulties of predicting future happiness, and the effects of overconfidence on corporate strategies. He offers practical insights into how to guard against mental glitches and how to benefit from slow thinking in both personal and business life. The book also explores the distinction between the 'experiencing self' and the 'remembering self' and their roles in our perception of happiness.