棉花糖实验（双语）

What happens if you give a marshmallow to a child and tell them that if they wait instead of eating it right away,they will get more marshmallows as a reward ？

如果你给小朋友一颗棉花糖，并且告诉他们如果能忍住不立刻吃掉，就能得到更多的棉花糖作为奖励 ，你觉得小朋友们会作何选择呢 ？

It turns out that children who restrained themselves for more marshmallows also went on to fare better in a whole host of areas of life .

事实证明 ，那些为了能得到更多棉花糖而约束自己不立刻吃掉的小朋友 ，长大以后在人生的各个层面都发展的更为优秀 。

This was the revelation in the famous Marshmallow Experiment which identified delayed gratification to be a key quality for success in life.

这就是著名的棉花糖实验带给我们的启示 ，这项实验也告诉我们，延迟满足是人生成功的关键 。

Holding out for the optimal instead of caving in to the temptation is  far more likely to help you achieve better outcomes.

坚持等候最好的，而不是轻易屈服于诱惑 ，能够极大增加取得优异成果的概率 。

But how do we improve our willpower and discipline to get better at delaying gratification ？

但是我们如何提升自己的意志力和纪律性，以便更好的理解延迟满足呢 ？

The key is to start small. Make your new habit so easy that you can't say no.

关键就是从小事做起，给自己制定一个非常简单的新习惯，简单到你无法拒绝 。

Improve one thing by one percent every day. Do it again tomorrow. Are you ready for the change  ？

每天提升一点点，哪怕只是1%的进步 ，然后第二天再提升一点，你准备好改变了吗 ？