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How To Delay Gratification: Five Rules

  1. Make things out of sight to avoid them. Example: Not being in the vicinity of junk food to avoid putting it in your mouth.
  2. Grow up and find out what you are dealing with. Example: If you smoke, understand the health, social, financial and other costs associated with smoking.
  3. Have time-bound, realistic goals to motivate yourself for the future. Be specific and committed.
  4. Learn to identify and manage your emotions.
  5. Be with the right people, those who move you towards your goal.

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We Are Lousy In Delaying Gratification

Delayed gratification at its core isn’t about self-control, but about managing our emotions.

If we look at credit card debt, consumer loans, the drug addiction epidemic, obesity levels, and problems with mental health, it is evident that delaying gratification is hard for ...

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Delayed Gratification

.. is when you trade your present happiness with a greater amount of happiness in the future.

  • Most religions discovered that it is a virtue to delay your pleasures, and saving up on resources.
  • Delayed gratification, or sacrificing today for a better tomorro...

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Delayed Gratification: The Most Important Trait

  • Many cultural systems in society keep us in check so that we don’t derail our lives. Schools and colleges, parental guidance and any community have rules and regulations in place that are based on delayed gratification.
  • Just like a child is not able to resist the temptation of eati...

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Some topics are off-limits

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