https://schooling-frontier.pages.dev/tags/delay-of-gratification/ Recent content in Delay of Gratification on Schooling Frontier Hugo en Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 +0900 https://schooling-frontier.pages.dev/posts/marshmallow-test-does-not-predict-adult-life/ Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 +0900 https://schooling-frontier.pages.dev/posts/marshmallow-test-does-not-predict-adult-life/ A 26-year follow-up of 702 children finds that delay of gratification at 54 months, once family background is controlled, predicted almost nothing about adult outcomes — except BMI. The famous Marshmallow Test’s predictive power collapses under larger samples and proper controls.