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What is Willpower?

By Laura Ellis
Published March 14, 2011 at 7:41 AM EDT

STATE OF AFFAIRS 3/14/11: Dr. Walter Mischel's groundbreaking study of and conclusions about willpower have been applied to everything from early education to weight loss to saving for retirement. His efforts won him the 2011 Grawemeyer Award for Psychology. This Monday Dr. Mischel joins us to talk about his work, his discoveries, and what he learned from toddlers and marshmallows.

http://archive.wfpl.org/soa/20110314SOA.mp3
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Laura is LPM's Director of On Demand and Digital Strategy. Email Laura at lellis@lpm.org.
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