[knowledgesale]

The question here is not whether we should look down on people with certain traits but to find out what makes a person effective.

It is not about judgment, it is about studying the interaction between human traits and the society.

As for the critique of the experiment, proper screening and appropriate statistical analysis allow to rule out these factors.

Just read the research paper for yourself http://www.columbia.edu/cu/psychology/metcalfe/Old%2520Lab%2...

[Tichy]

Link doesn't work, unfortunately. Hope to get around to reading it eventually :-/

I actually assume it was a good study, but still, what is self-control? It seems a rather fuzzy thing, if measured by marshmallow craving. It might be too simplistic to reduce things to it.