Want more? Wait

29 Jan

In the 60s, Walter Mischel conducted the well known marshmallow experiment to study the effects of delayed gratification. He gathered a bunch of 4 year olds and gave them a marshmallow while promising to give another if they waited 20 minutes before eating the first.

He then tracked their progress till adolescence and discovered that those who were able to wait were better adjusted, more dependable and scored higher in tests. The results seem to support the conventional wisdom that willpower and good impulse control are important to succeed in life.

Good things do in fact come to those who wait. Maybe if I wait long enough, I can get an iPad?


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11 Responses to “Want more? Wait”

  1. massy 29. Jan, 2010 at 2:34 pm #

    So does this mean that if I wait long enuff, I could get an Ipad too? XD

  2. Joshua 29. Jan, 2010 at 4:04 pm #

    Wait long enough, something better will come along. Then you wait again, and again, and again… :P

  3. michelle 29. Jan, 2010 at 4:32 pm #

    happy waiting

  4. Isaac 29. Jan, 2010 at 5:35 pm #

    LOL! The never ending waiting game. So why wait? Just grab one instead when you can. Besides, waiting won’t land you a free iPad also. :D

  5. John 29. Jan, 2010 at 5:55 pm #

    most probably you’ll wait forever

  6. tslim 29. Jan, 2010 at 6:02 pm #

    You still have to wait till end of march to get one. Then wait for it to get to Malaysia (assuming we are part of worldwide that Jobs mentioned) and then wait again for it to get here in Sabah. It’s gonna be a loooooooooooong wait

  7. Fara 29. Jan, 2010 at 11:28 pm #

    Fancy, yes. I love it.
    Practicality, ermmmm~~~ thinking twice. Check this out: http://www.myentrepreneurph.com/2010/01/ipad-review-cnet-videos.html

  8. Russ 30. Jan, 2010 at 8:05 pm #

    An iPad is so not worth a marshmallow..

  9. Ahmad Fadli 03. Feb, 2010 at 12:35 am #

    iPad sounds like some dracula paper that does a monthly maintenance job for fertile women :-D

    Is Kindle available in Malaysia btw?

  10. tslim 03. Feb, 2010 at 12:49 am #

    @ahmad if i’m not mistaken, you have to order from US and both of their (iPad & Kindle) store isn’t available to us. I prefer iPad for ebooks if they open up iBooks store to us.

  11. RUMI 30. Mar, 2010 at 2:56 pm #

    WHAT ABOUT SOMETHING UNCONVENTIONAL??

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