{"id":7380,"date":"2009-11-16T08:00:35","date_gmt":"2009-11-16T13:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frostclick.com\/wp\/?p=7380"},"modified":"2009-11-16T07:41:14","modified_gmt":"2009-11-16T12:41:14","slug":"tedtalk-joachim-de-posada-says-dont-eat-the-marshmallow-yet-how-to-predict-future-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frostclick.com\/wp\/index.php\/2009\/11\/16\/tedtalk-joachim-de-posada-says-dont-eat-the-marshmallow-yet-how-to-predict-future-success\/","title":{"rendered":"[TEDTalk]  Joachim de Posada says, Don&#8217;t eat the marshmallow yet &#8211; how to predict future success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7382\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.frostclick.com\/wp\/index.php\/2009\/11\/16\/tedtalk-joachim-de-posada-says-dont-eat-the-marshmallow-yet-how-to-predict-future-success\/marshmellow\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.frostclick.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/marshmellow.jpg?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"200,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"marshmellow\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.frostclick.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/marshmellow.jpg?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.frostclick.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/marshmellow.jpg?resize=200%2C200\" alt=\"marshmellow\" title=\"marshmellow\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7382\" \/><em>In this short talk from TED U, Joachim de Posada shares a landmark experiment on delayed gratification &#8212; and how it can predict future success.<\/em> The test involves giving a little child one piece of marshmallow and informing that if in 15 minutes the marshmallow will still not be eaten, the child will get another one. 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