Selections from reddit.com - 13 July 06

The following were found on reddit.com: David Brooks writes a column on Self-control is the key to success. If you haven't heard about the marshmallow test, I highly recommend reading this column. I first heard of the test from Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman. (I haven't read the 10th Anniversary Edition) The marshmallow test was conducted by Walter Mischel. He would test four year-old children to see if they could not eat a marshmallow that was one the table before them. The results of the test came out ten and twenty years later when they found that the children who had self control and resisted eating the marshmallow were successful in almost every facet of their lives. If you have struggled with Sudoku, here is an approach for solving the puzzles without even having to think. The method is a bit tedious, but probably faster that another approaches for hard puzzles. ---------- Technorati tags: Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman, Walter Mischel, marshmallow test, Sudoku