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You’ve probably heard about the famous Stanford “Marshmallow Test” before. It’s a simple experiment designed to see how much self-control children have. First you put a marshmallow in front of them.

The premise is simple: You can eat one marshmallow now or, if you can wait, you get to eat two marshmallows later. It’s an experiment in self-control for preschoolers dreamed up by psychologist Dr.

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