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Just Let Them Eat the Marshmallow
Judging a kid's ability to delay gratification by whether they eat a marshmallow or not is a ridiculous way of predicting their future achievement, say Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman.
Po Bronson
Ashley Merryman
Published
Feb. 19 2010
4:00PM EST
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Po Bronson
Ashley Merryman
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