Half-baked when born (4B)

Nature vs. nurture. Many people like to believe they control their lives and that life is really what they make of it. But in reality this is only half of the truth. See, there are more factors than just willpower, and the drive to be successful to true success. When we are born we are born with a certain “manual” attached. You can’t read it but you have to follow it. Genetics determine a lot about whom we are and who we will be. Once In an interview a famous psychologist said the following:

Interviewer: When nurturing children, how much nurture is enough?

Psychologist: “just enough”

You see there is no set amount of anything humans need in order to be successful, what we need to do in order to be successful is part of us as we are born. But like a half-baked cake there is still work to be done. This is where nurture come in. When we are being raise from the moment of birth to the time we go out as independent adults we are being developed, the other half of the cake is being baked. The marshmallow test is a fun activity and may have some correlation to success however it is certainly not a certain prediction. Correlation does not imply causation.

Now to relate this to nature vs. nurture. While a part of us is set when we are born we have years to change and develop the rest of our personality. Just because we don’t have patience when we are 4 years old does not mean we won’t later in life. On top of this there are other numerous factors that need to be taken into account. One is the child’s hunger at that time; if a child is full because he just ate he will be less likely to eat it than one that hasn't eaten in a few hours. Also in regards to shaping their future the socioeconomic status of the child’s family is important. If their parents are successful the chances of them being more successful are higher that if the parents are less successful. So my question is, "How much nurture is needed?"