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 was left alone in a room with a marshmallow. The Prince was the challenge of going without food delicacy for 15 min. Upon returning to the room, the teacher would give sweet one second if the goal was achieved.

What they observed 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 teacher 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, get along with parents, friends and teachers.

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

In the video below, you can see the repetition of the experiment made with Colombian children conducted by Joachim de Posada. It's hilarious to see the children's behavior to meet the 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.