Quote by Walter Mischel

"The marshmallow wasn't really about the marshmallow—it was about what the child believed would happen if they waited."

Walter Mischel
Psychologist American 1930–2018

More from Walter Mischel

"The ability to delay gratification is a fundamental skill that predicts success in life."
"What you do is determined by what you think about."
"Self-control is the engine of human achievement."
"If you can wait, you can have what you want later."

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