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Re:Why young parents should focus on building trust with the... by namdnay on Thursday February 13, 2025 @03:03AM (#43033786)
A marshmallow in the hand is worth two in the bush
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Re:Why young parents should focus on building trust with the... by swayvil on Thursday February 13, 2025 @03:54AM (#43034068)
If you abstain from marshmallows for 40 years, I'll give you 1000 marshmallows.
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Re:Why young parents should focus on building trust with the... by rightbyte on Thursday February 13, 2025 @05:25AM (#43034562)
Historic returns is no promise of future returns. Terms and conditions apply.

The marshmallow test is interesting. Rather than measuring mainly self control, it might be measure more or less only trust.

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Re:Why young parents should focus on building trust with the... by swayvil on Thursday February 13, 2025 @11:04AM (#43037301)
It could be a test of which you prefer: an actual-marshmallow or a dream-marshmallow.

It's only natural to prefer the first but I think we can be trained to prefer the second.

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