…it’s possible to train yourself to delay gratification – but you need to work with the grain of human nature, not against it.
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Awe… is the single most overwhelming and gratifying positive emotion we can feel.
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A culture of constant movement, in part fueled by a love of instant gratification, cannot bear the mystery and unpredictability inherent in the idea of pause.
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…people find it gratifying to exercise control – not just for the futures it buys the, but for the exercise itself.