In Jonah Lehrer’s most recent post on “The Frontal Cortex” he discusses the topic of “Attention & Intelligence” in relation to Walter Mischel’s marshmallow task and a recent Rutgers study on general intelligence and selective attention. Lehrer argues that the key is “controlling the spotlight” and developing our ability to control our focus. Much of [...]

After reading Drive by Daniel Pink, I can’t help but compare his theory to that of what scientists suggest in “The Marshmallow Test”. Pink suggests that the mind of “Motivation 3.0″ is based on intrinsic rewards and not extrinsic rewards as was the case in “Motivation 2.0″. People will be motivated to continue their efforts [...]