It's basicallyabout a studywheretheygavechildren a choicetoeitherconsumeonemarshmallowimmediatelyorwaitandreceivetwomarshmallowslatertomeasuretheirabilitytodelayinstantgratificationakadoingthehardwork.
Youmightthinkthatthetestwas a simplepsychologicalexperiment, butinfollow-upstudies, theyfoundthatthechildrenwhomanagedtowaitlongerwereassessedasbeingmoresuccessfulinlife.
Andsince I haveADHDandmyprefrontalcortexisquiteweak, actuallydoingmeditationisoneofthethingsthatisquiterecommendedforpeoplewithADHDtostrengthenthatpowerandcontrolADHDmore.
Solike, meditationhelpsmequite a lotwithunderstandingmyimpulsesbetter, anditmakesmemoreawareofmyactions, whichhelpsmetoidentifythepatternsthathappenstome, sothat I cancreatethesesystemstohelpthosepreventinghappeninginthefuture.
Forexample, whenever I'm stressed, right, likewhenever I havedeadlinesandprojectsthat I needtomakesure I getthemdoneontime, I getreallystressedand I findmyselfdrinking a lotofalcohol.
Andthatreallyhelpedmetopracticedelayedgratification, becauseratherthangettingthatdopaminerushfromanalcohol, now I getthatdopaminefromworkingoutand I practicedelayedgratification.