And that's exactly why it REALLY sucks to grow up in a househol that doesn't teach you anything like this. This has possibly been the biggest issue of my life so far and i've basically just realized.
What was not explained on the test is that children were exposed to reliable and unreliable experience. Some of the children were promised to have 2 rewards, but they did not get. So they missed trust in the future rewards and used instant gratification as a cope strategy to cope with uncertainty and unpredictable future. So it's understandable if you don't know if you may have in the future, so better take now. Poverty, war, violence, uncertainty, unpredictable future can lead to instant gratification. A wealthy person or family do not struggle with primary needs as, house, money, protection and in other hand poor people tend to think more in the present environment. In a survival modus. This could be applied to addictions as like drugs, love addiction, sex addiction... If you predict that you gonna have them you don't bother searching...
Here is a recent study of delaying gratification studies: www.researchgate.net/publication/361521539_Cultures_Crossing_The_Power_of_Habit_in_Delaying_Gratification
And that's exactly why it REALLY sucks to grow up in a househol that doesn't teach you anything like this.
This has possibly been the biggest issue of my life so far and i've basically just realized.
Its okay, as long as you become aware now and can start moving forward with this knowledge! Hopefully content like this helps!
What was not explained on the test is that children were exposed to reliable and unreliable experience. Some of the children were promised to have 2 rewards, but they did not get. So they missed trust in the future rewards and used instant gratification as a cope strategy to cope with uncertainty and unpredictable future. So it's understandable if you don't know if you may have in the future, so better take now. Poverty, war, violence, uncertainty, unpredictable future can lead to instant gratification. A wealthy person or family do not struggle with primary needs as, house, money, protection and in other hand poor people tend to think more in the present environment. In a survival modus. This could be applied to addictions as like drugs, love addiction, sex addiction... If you predict that you gonna have them you don't bother searching...
This is an amazing comment! Thanks for adding this in, definitely worth considering when it comes to delayed gratification! Cheers!
true
A very insightful comment! Makes a lot of sense.
How come the only example is this study from 30 years ago? I wanna hear a review of someone who did this experiment recently.
Here is a recent study of delaying gratification studies: www.researchgate.net/publication/361521539_Cultures_Crossing_The_Power_of_Habit_in_Delaying_Gratification
Thank you for this video❤❤
Any time! Thanks for supporting!