- The ability to delay gratification is a far better predictor of academic performance than I.Q. "Intelligence is really important, but it's still not as important as self-control." http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/05/18/090518fa_fact_lehrer 115 comments reddit.com
- "will power" may not be about "will", but about cognitions skills - this research found that it can be predicted at an early age, possibly learned, and related to attention http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/05/18/090518fa_fact_lehrer 19 comments cogsci
Linking pages
- Procrastination – You Are Not So Smart http://youarenotsosmart.com/2010/10/27/procrastination/ 662 comments
- What Are We Measuring In School? | WIRED http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/09/what-are-we-measuring-in-school/ 9 comments
- The Crime of Lead Exposure | WIRED http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/06/the-crime-of-lead-exposure/ 3 comments
- Can Software Build Character? Applying The 'Marshmallow Test' To The Classroom http://www.forbes.com/sites/jjcolao/2012/08/15/can-software-turn-kids-into-better-people/ 1 comment
- How Cookies Can Measure a Child's Intelligence - GOOD http://www.good.is/post/how-cookies-can-measure-a-child-s-intelligence 0 comments
- Measurements That Mislead | WIRED http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/04/measurements-that-mislead/ 0 comments
- The Willpower Trick | WIRED http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/01/the-willpower-trick/ 0 comments
- Intelligence and Other Stereotypes: The Power of Mindset - Scientific American Blog Network http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/literally-psyched/2012/04/03/intelligence-and-other-stereotypes-the-power-of-mindset/ 0 comments
- Why willpower matters – and how to get it | Health & wellbeing | The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/feb/07/why-willpower-matters 0 comments
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