Is Delayed Gratification Overrated? (Jacqueline Rifkin, PhD)

Delayed gratification. When it comes to health, wellness and high performance, it’s the holy grail, right? Well, not so fast. Back in 1970, psychologist and Stanford professor Walter Mischel (‘mishel”) performed the marshmallow study. It purported to show that children who were able to delay gratification by choosing not to eat a marshmallow when left alone in a room in order to earn 2 marshmallows went on to garner greater success across a range of areas, including school...