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    The Marshmallow Test: Mastering Self-Control
    The Marshmallow Test: Mastering Self-Control
    The Marshmallow Test: Mastering Self-Control
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    The Marshmallow Test: Mastering Self-Control

    Written by Walter Mischel

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    About this audiobook

    Renowned psychologist Walter Mischel, designer of the famous Marshmallow Test, explains what self-control is and how to master it.

    A child is presented with a marshmallow and given a choice: Eat this one now, or wait and enjoy two later. What will she do? And what are the implications for her behavior later in life?

    The world's leading expert on self-control, Walter Mischel has proven that the ability to delay gratification is critical for a successful life, predicting higher SAT scores, better social and cognitive functioning, a healthier lifestyle and a greater sense of self-worth. But is willpower prewired, or can it be taught?

    In The Marshmallow Test, Mischel explains how self-control can be mastered and applied to challenges in everyday life—from weight control to quitting smoking, overcoming heartbreak, making major decisions, and planning for retirement. With profound implications for the choices we make in parenting, education, public policy and self-care, The Marshmallow Test will change the way you think about who we are and what we can be.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateSep 23, 2014
    ISBN9781469249070
    The Marshmallow Test: Mastering Self-Control
    Author

    Walter Mischel

    Walter Mischel holds the Robert Johnston Niven chair as professor of humane letters in psychology at Columbia University. He is the author of more than two hundred scientific papers as well as the coauthor of Introduction to Personality, now in its eighth edition. He has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and has won the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award of APA and the Grawemeyer Award for Psychology. He lives in New York.

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    • 5/5
      An amazing book from start to finish. With a few chapters in an out dedicated to what truly goes on in the mind of men trying to overcome lack of self control.
      The final statement in the book is what also caught my attention.
      "As you think so you are." He twisted it to say "As you think so can you be" to emphasize the neuroplasticity of humans. GOD BE GLORIFIED. Science doesn't take us away from GOD, it draws us closer to HIM.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 3/5
      the presentation of his work was too scientific for enjoyable consumption even from a scientist
    • 5/5
      This book was wonderful. A lot of details about different research projects. If you like to learn about self-control this book will help you a lot.
    • 5/5
      Fantastic book, very clear concise and practical. There’s absolutely so much to learn and worth a second ad third listen. The ending is so powerful. He sums it up like this.

      I think therefore I am, I think therefore I can change who I am, I think therefore I can’t change who I am… But do I want to.

      1 person found this helpful