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Radio Lab
RadioLab.org – Your Future in a Marshmallow
- The “Marshmallow Test” is to test will power through delayed gratification
- The average time of resistance was 7 to 8 minutes
- children who could wait for the marshmallow statistically; were less “troubled”, scored higher on the SATs and were physically healthier
This American Life
This American Life podcast Back to School
- According to an economist, it’s more efficient to dropout of high school and get your GED.
- High school teaches discipline more so than knowledge
- the GED test scores only test a cognitive skills
- High school teaches soft skills, social skills, etc.
- Children raised in impoverished families, tend to handle stress better
- Stress prevents the learning of non cognitive skills
- Repeated stress can hurt the ability to learn, because of a loss of focus
- 1/3 of children in the united states do not have a strong connection to their parents and home (resulting in stress)
Important steps to success
- Control your impulses
- Remember that life isn’t easy and it’s okay to make mistakes
- Find out how to make things work for you
- Don’t be afraid to ask questions