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Now, a new study that began with about 1,000 children in New Zealand has tracked how a child's low self-control can predict poor health, money troubles and even a criminal record in their adult years.

现在，面向新西兰1000名儿童开始的一项新的研究追踪调查了儿童的低自制力是如何预测他们成年后的健康不良、金钱问题甚至犯罪记录的。

Contrary to a lot of self-help wisdom, a study proclaims that telling people about your goals makes you less likely to accomplish them.

和许多励志格言相反，一项研究表明，把你的目标告诉别人，将导致一种不去达成目标的倾向。

The study also found that only about half the Finnish children diagnosed with A.D.H.D. had deficits in short-term memory and self-control.

这项研究同时发现在芬兰被诊断为ADHD的孩子中仅仅有一半有短期记忆和自我控制能力不足的症状。