It's really an art postpone gratification. According to Joachim de Posada , this is the main factor for success.

A professor of Stanford made ​​the following experiment: a 4 year old child was left alone in a room with a marshmallow. The challenge of the Prince was going without food delicacy for 15 min. Upon returning to the room, the teacher would give sweet one second if the goal was reached.

What was noted that two out of three children ate the marshmallow before the return of the teacher. The other third would take the desired object and smelled, walked around, showed anxiety, played with other things, but not eating.

As part of this experiment, the professor noted, 15 years after that 100% of children who could not wait to eat the marshmallow were more successful in their attempts than those who ate it. They had good performance in school and in sports-related well with parents, friends and teachers.

Since most children who could not wait had problems at school or even abandoned. They had bad grades and not so healthy relationships.

In the video below, you may see a repetition of the experiment done with children in Colombia conducted by Joachim de Posada. It's hilarious to see children's behavior upon challenge. You will laugh!

To learn more, read the book Do not Eat the Marshmallow ... Yet , where Joachim explains the importance of self-discipline and persistence to achieve success.