The marshmallow test : mastering self-control / Walter Mischel.
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? He explains how self-control can be mastered and applied to challenges in everyday life, and changes the way you think about who we are and what we can be.
Psychologist Walter Mischel, designer of the well-known Marshmallow Test, explains what self-control is and how to master it.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316230872
- ISBN: 0316230871
- Physical Description: viii, 326 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2014.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Delay ability : enabling self-control. In Stanford University's Surprise Room ; How they do it ; Thinking hot and cool ; The roots of self-control ; The best-laid plans ; Idle grasshoppers and busy ants ; Is it prewired? The new genetics -- From marshmallows in pre-K to money in 401(k). The engine of success : "I think I can!" ; Your future self ; Beyond the here and now ; Protecting the hurt self : self-distancing ; Cooling painful emotions ; The psychological immune system ; When smart people act stupid ; If-Then signatures of personality ; The paralyzed will ; Will fatigue -- From lab to life. Marshmallows and public policy ; Applying core strategies ; Human nature.
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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? He explains how self-control can be mastered and applied to challenges in everyday life, and changes the way you think about who we are and what we can be.
Psychologist Walter Mischel, designer of the well-known Marshmallow Test, explains what self-control is and how to master it.
Psychologist Walter Mischel, designer of the well-known Marshmallow Test, explains what self-control is and how to master it.
