The Stanford marshmallow experiment was a study on delayed gratification in 1972 led by psychologist Walter Mischel. The researchers followed each child for more than 40 years and over and over again, the group who waited patiently for the second marshmallow succeed in whatever capacity they were measuring. In other words, this series of experiments proved that the ability to delay gratification was critical for success in life. | Sacred Thomas

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What exactly is the Marshall Plan? | HISTORY

(Sound on) Historian Benn Steil discusses the Marshall Plan as it rolled out and was implemented during the years from 1947 to 1949, but also the landmark foreign policy act's lasting impact today. Get "The Marshal Plan," http://amzn.to/2Ees1xJ | History in Five

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