The Marshmallow Test: Understanding Self-control and How To Master It by Walter Mischel

The Marshmallow Test: Understanding Self-control and How To Master It

Walter Mischel

336 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction psychology science self help informative reflective slow-paced
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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 behaviour later in life?Walter Mischel’s now iconic 'marshmallow test,' one of the m...

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