Infantile People
People, we know, generally aren’t very good with money. They don’t save enough, are inclined to procrastinate over saving for the distant future and are easily induced to splash out for instant gratification using the plastic. All of which has led psychologists and governments to start trying to use psychology to manipulate citizen’s behaviour in their own best interests.
Yet what’s interesting is that there is a small, but significant, group of people who overcome these problems with apparent ease. Not only are they better with money but they’re more likely to form lasting relationships, avoid criminal convictions and annoy everyone with their all round smugness. What’s even more interesting is that there’s a simple way of picking out these people from the age of four: and all you need is a couple of marshmallows.
People, we know, generally aren’t very good with money. They don’t save enough, are inclined to procrastinate over saving for the distant future and are easily induced to splash out for instant gratification using the plastic. All of which has led psychologists and governments to start trying to use psychology to manipulate citizen’s behaviour in their own best interests.
Yet what’s interesting is that there is a small, but significant, group of people who overcome these problems with apparent ease. Not only are they better with money but they’re more likely to form lasting relationships, avoid criminal convictions and annoy everyone with their all round smugness. What’s even more interesting is that there’s a simple way of picking out these people from the age of four: and all you need is a couple of marshmallows.
