Marshmallows
Do you have a marshmallow brain? I’m not being rude; it turns out we all do. In 1972, Stanford University conducted an experiment with children, offering them a marshmallow or similar treat. If they waited for 15 minutes before eating it, they would get another one. Two thirds could not resist the temptation. Roman Krznaric, in his book The Good Ancestor, calls this short-term reward orientation our marshmallow brain. But he says we also have an acorn brain – the ability to think long term, plan for the future and defer gratification. We’re caught in a battle: marshmallow vs acorn.
— Wayne Visser
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