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The Marshmallow Test - Kids are left in a room alone with a marshmallow, saying that if they wait long enough, they’ll get ANOTHER when the surveyor comes back.  Hilarity ensues.

This video is the perfect companion to the New Yorker article on this exact ‘Marshmellow Test’, what it means for them growing up into adults, and self-control in general. Read it.