Saturday, September 21, 2013

4V: Delayed Gratification

Before now I had never heard of delayed gratification. In class, we discussed delayed gratification as the ability for a person to put off the instant thrill of something immediately in the hope of something better in the future. It has to do with the amount of patience you have, like how long you’re willing to wait for something you want, which correlates with willpower, this meaning how much can you wait for without breaking down. People have different amounts, though you can strengthen the amount of willpower, sort of like a muscle and in turn, you have to have a greater delayed gratification.

Link to actual definition: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gratification?&o=100074&s=t

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