In this video Philip Zimardo talks about the secret power of time and how it can affect the ways of thinking. He begins to say that life are temptations like resisting, yielding, yes, no, reflective, etc. Then he talks about an experiment held on elementary school kids. What happens is that the teacher gives marshmallows to her students and gives them the choice of eating it now or waiting 20 min and get another one so they have two. One of the doctors colleagues went back to the elementary school 14 years later to see where the kids are now. Those kids who resisted scored 250 points higher on the SAT. Also they didn't get in much trouble and were much better students. They were rather more future focused than present focused.
This shows me that if i have my mind set for the future rather than the present or past, i can achieve more. For example, I've noticed that when i get assigned a project and start a week before its due than procrastinating and starting it the day before its due, i receive a better grade and I'm less stress. I think this is because i became more future focused rather than present focused which gave me the benefit of a better grade. So if i focus on my future as in who i want to be i have greater possibility in my success.
This shows me that if i have my mind set for the future rather than the present or past, i can achieve more. For example, I've noticed that when i get assigned a project and start a week before its due than procrastinating and starting it the day before its due, i receive a better grade and I'm less stress. I think this is because i became more future focused rather than present focused which gave me the benefit of a better grade. So if i focus on my future as in who i want to be i have greater possibility in my success.