Oakridge Fifth Grade Blog » selfcontrol http://sacschoolblogs.org/oakridge2012 class of 2012 Sun, 12 Jun 2011 04:30:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Cooperation and Competition: Self Control http://sacschoolblogs.org/oakridge2012/2010/09/18/cooperation-and-competition-self-control/ http://sacschoolblogs.org/oakridge2012/2010/09/18/cooperation-and-competition-self-control/#comments Sat, 18 Sep 2010 08:15:14 +0000 alicemercer http://sacschoolblogs.org/oakridge2012/?p=172 Marshmallows

Deferred gratification or delayed gratification is the ability to wait in order to obtain something that one wants.
-Wikipedia

Why would having self-control and being able to delay gratification be an important character trait for success?

]]> http://sacschoolblogs.org/oakridge2012/2010/09/18/cooperation-and-competition-self-control/feed/ 54 Risk and Consequences Lesson 5b http://sacschoolblogs.org/oakridge2012/2009/10/20/risk-and-consequences-lesson-5b/ http://sacschoolblogs.org/oakridge2012/2009/10/20/risk-and-consequences-lesson-5b/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:08:10 +0000 admin http://sacschoolblogs.org/oakridge2012/?p=29 Here is the slideshow with the tips I just shared with you about how to improve your self-control:

Marshmallows
View more presentations from Alice Mercer.

Which one of this ideas will you be trying in the next month? Send me a comment.
Here is the video on the “Marshmallow Experiment” from last time:

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