Delaying gratification is one of the most important things you can do to becoming successful and finding happiness.
And to not fuck it all off.
It’s not the most simple thing to do when you get older.
There’s simply more to life than simply investing in the long term play, hoping it pays dividends.
This concept is something that we all struggle with, one way or another.
And it looks different for every one of us.
Sure, you can look up ten ways to delay gratification, but sometimes, actually quite often, the pull of immediate gratification is way more powerful than the will it takes to even apply a coping mechanism or two.
That’s how strongly enticing instant gratification can be and how overwhelmingly difficult delayed gratification is.
I’m here to offer perspective instead of giving you five different ways to stay accountable with your behavior.
Look, delaying gratification is incredibly hard when no one is watching.
