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The Marshmallow Test: What Does It Really Measure? - The Atlantic
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❝the new study finds limited support for the idea that being able to delay gratification leads to better outcomes. Instead, it suggests that the capacity to hold out for a second marshmallow is shaped in large part by a child’s social and economic (1/2)

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@koantig Maia Szalavitz goes into this in Unbroken Brain, though I couldn’t find the marshmallow test specifically in the index. amazon.com/Unbroken-Brain-Revo She talks a lot about how childhood trauma can shape tendencies towards addictive behavior.

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