The Marshmallow Test
by Walter Mischel
Taste attributes: documentarypsychologicalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growth
Boxlist takeRealistic and slow-burning: a moving non-fiction book, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like patience over pace.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
"Renowned psychologist Walter Mischel, designer of the famous Marshmallow Test, explains what self-control is and how to master it. A child is presented with a marshmallow and given a choice: Eat this one now, or wait and enjoy two later. What will she do? And what are the implications for her behavior later in life?
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- Author
- Walter Mischel
- Published
- 2014
- Pages
- 326
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- Open Library
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