The Stanford Marshmallow Experiment
The Stanford Marshmallow Experiment (not to be confused with The Stanford Prison Experiment), was a series of studies on delayed gratification in the late 1960s and early 1970s led by psychologist Walter Mischel, then a professor at Stanford University. In these studies, a child was offered a choice between one small reward provided immediately or two small rewards (i.e., a larger later reward) if they waited for a short period, approximately 15 minutes, during which the tester left the room and then returned...
In days gone by (and perhaps still in some quarters), waiting for a period as long as five years or so, to obtain an instrument, was trumpeted by some Handpan seekers almost as a badge of honour - which is not something that we ever bought into here at HPM, unless out of necessity. But that said, a little patience can certainly go a long way, when searching for the right Handpan - especially when you consider, that right now, at this very moment, you find yourself within something very much comparable to an active live online "Stanford Handpan Experiment" - being conducted as you read - upon you.
We feature a list of Handpan makers that now numbers over a hundred. And then we also have links to auctions, and sales, that are more instantly gratifying. Neither path is necessarily the "correct" one, after all, the little girl munching away on her marshmallow in the video above, before the lady had ever left the room, appeared to very much enjoy it...
YouTube is your friend - there are now a huge number of Handpan videos over on the platform, and the more of them you listen to, from as many makers as possible - the more you'll be able to hear the differences, and nuances, of each. If you are unable to tell the difference between THIS, and say, THIS, you are probably not yet ready, to be considering your first Handpan purchase.
If you feel like you need some guidance, there are now a whole bunch of Facebook groups where you'll most likely find others willing to offer advice. And if Facebook isn't your thing, there are other online forums too, outside of it. Including ours.
So, to end this post, we're going to offer you two contrasting views, the first: "Good things come to those who wait" - a common, and valuable English phrase extolling the virtue of patience. And then, the considerably polar: "The trouble is, you think you have time", from Jack Kornfields, Buddha's Little Instruction Book. Because if there is one thing that is true of all things in life, it is that its's certainly possible; to wait too long.
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We feature a list of Handpan makers that now numbers over a hundred. And then we also have links to auctions, and sales, that are more instantly gratifying. Neither path is necessarily the "correct" one, after all, the little girl munching away on her marshmallow in the video above, before the lady had ever left the room, appeared to very much enjoy it...
YouTube is your friend - there are now a huge number of Handpan videos over on the platform, and the more of them you listen to, from as many makers as possible - the more you'll be able to hear the differences, and nuances, of each. If you are unable to tell the difference between THIS, and say, THIS, you are probably not yet ready, to be considering your first Handpan purchase.
If you feel like you need some guidance, there are now a whole bunch of Facebook groups where you'll most likely find others willing to offer advice. And if Facebook isn't your thing, there are other online forums too, outside of it. Including ours.
So, to end this post, we're going to offer you two contrasting views, the first: "Good things come to those who wait" - a common, and valuable English phrase extolling the virtue of patience. And then, the considerably polar: "The trouble is, you think you have time", from Jack Kornfields, Buddha's Little Instruction Book. Because if there is one thing that is true of all things in life, it is that its's certainly possible; to wait too long.
