+51 It is a humanistic flaw that we crave the things we desire in the present, not what we know we will enjoy more in the future, Amirite?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I've read this in comparison with worldly desires and the afterlife instant gratification

by Anonymous 11 years ago

what is instant gratification? I've heard the term before, i never really learned what it meant, though

by Anonymous 11 years ago

it's like that My Cash Now commercial "I want my money and I want it now" some people want what they want and they want it immediately http://psychcentral.com/news/2011/09/01/desire-for-instant-gratification-may-be-hard-wired/29098.html

by Anonymous 11 years ago

oh yeah, my "psychology for living" teacher told our class about that

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Like sleeping instead of writing my Common App essay so I can enjoy college in the future wary

by Anonymous 11 years ago