Monthly Archives: April 2021

Another Marshmallow Test

Posted on April 24, 2021 by hessd

Many years ago, psychologist Walter Mischel devised a test of the ability to defer rewards. For experimental subjects, he used students at his daughter’s grade school. For rewards, he used whatever kind of treat a child might choose. Some years … Continue reading →

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Really want to have a partner

Posted on April 22, 2021 by hessd

I have taken a fair amount of abuse lately–abuse of the raised eyebrow kind–for a story I tell about the early courtship days with Bette. The story as I tell it, and I tell it as I remember it, has … Continue reading →

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Where totalitarianism comes from

Posted on April 6, 2021 by hessd

The book I am reading now has three quotes at the beginning: one by JeanCasson, a Toulouse resistance leader and poet; one by Robert F. Kennedy; and one by Hannah Arendt.  The book is about the adventures of Virginia Hall, … Continue reading →

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