The Power of Boring: Why Discipline and Consistency Trump the Adrenaline Rush
A TALE OF TWO ADVENTURERS In October 1911, two teams of adventurers were heading separate expeditions toward the South Pole – one led by Roald Amundsen from Norway and the other by Robert Falcon Scott of England. Amundsen adhered to a regimen of consistent progress, traveling 15 – 20 miles per day, resisting the temptation to go farther in good weather, in order to avoid reaching a point of exhaustion that could leave his team exposed, and pressing ahead even ...
Can You Pass the Marshmallow Test?
“All right, here’s the deal,” said the lady to the tow-headed four-year-old she had brought into the small room, empty except for a table and chair. “Marshmallow — for you,” she said, plopping a fluffy white cube on the paper plate in front of him. “You can either wait – and I’ll give you another one if you wait – or you can eat it now. When I come back in 20 minutes, I’ll give you another one, so you’ll ...
