<p><a href=“http://theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,19460829-12332,00.html[/url]”>http://theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,19460829-12332,00.html</a></p>
<p>Thanks for posting that article…there have been other studies that have identified ability to delay gratification as a significant factor in success… a study sometime in the last 2-3 yrs, took kids early in life, a 5 yr old is the age I remember, they are left in a room with a cookie…instructions are “don’t eat it until I return, if you wait, you can have two” and the kids who can’t wait are often less successful in life… </p>
<p>Getting back to the start of the article, it reminds me of how fortunate I was while in college…my school opened up a brand new, beautiful library in the center of campus during our sophmore year. It became our meeting place, hang out spot…we had tables we all knew to head towards. We would do our work…and also take breaks…I even read The Three Musketeers there without ever checking it out…there were a few copies and I could always read a chapter or two for a break…having a group of friends with similiar goals made it easier to stay focused, yet have fun at the same time!</p>