Sentences with phrase «over delayed gratification»

In essence, as do most individuals, scientists prefer immediate over delayed gratification, a practice that Hansen believes «may contribute to irrational reticence even among rational scientists» (for full list of cited references, see original article here).

The human mind is predisposed to choose immediate reward over delayed gratification, and unfortunately, where money is concerned, that predisposition comes with a huge price tag.

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It seems so easy: you buy - and - hold cash flow properties over time, sacrificing and delaying gratification; in five, ten or twenty years you have a pile of monthly cash flow and you get freedom.

Over decades, the researchers have documented correlations between the ability to delay gratification and life outcomes as diverse as SAT scores, body - mass index, the frequency of drug abuse, and measurable differences in brain functioning, which are visible thanks to modern functional MRI techniques.

It's a simple film — about a woman getting over one relationship and into another, while also dealing with the delayed gratification that often comes when one pursues a life in the arts — but that simplicity can be deceiving.

«If there is one thing that marks families with money over the long term it is this: delayed gratification.»

Due to the delayed effect and instant gratification when using a credit card many consumers often find themselves in over their heads sooner rather than later with significant credit card debt.

Other debtors simply do not have a workable budget and find themselves abusing their credit cards, failing to delay gratification and hoping they can file bankruptcy over and over again instead of modifying their behavior.

Over the course of those three and a half years, I had to assess whether the cons (loneliness, expensive travel, constantly delayed gratification, a relentless sense of longing) outweighed the joy I felt every time we were together.