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If You Want To Be Successful, You Have To First Master This
What it is and how you can implement it into your life
In the past, the concept of delayed gratification, self-control, and self-regulation have been used interchangeably or inconsistently. The ability to delay the impulse for an immediate reward to then receive a more favorable reward at a later time is a standard definition of delayed gratification. In fact, studies have shown that the ability to delay reward is present in highly successful people.
One study that supports this theory that you have likely heard about is often referred to as ‘The Marshmallow Test.’ The Marshmallow Test was an experiment led by psychologist Walter Mischel, PhD, and consisted of leaving preschoolers in a room alone with a marshmallow. The preschoolers were then offered a choice: They could either have that one marshmallow now or if they waited until the researcher returned, they could have a second.
The results were spectacular. According to the American Psychological Association, researchers: “found that teenagers who had waited longer for the marshmallows as preschoolers were more likely to score higher on the SAT, and their parents were more likely to rate them as having a greater ability to plan, handle stress, respond to reason, exhibit self-control in frustrating…
