- The experiment: they give the kids a marshmallow and tell them if they wait for 15 minutes more, they will double the marshmallow.
- The result: kids that accepted to wait to double the marshmallow were more successful in life than kids that didn’t.
- Instant gratification vs delayed gratification:
- Instant: eat junks, drink beer, do drugs etc. → give instant gratification.
- Delayed: study, go to the gym, exercise, etc.
- Baseline happiness: the normal happiness level of a human.
- Each person have a baseline happiness, when you do instant gratification, your level of happiness has a spike. But after that, your baseline happiness is lower.
- When doing delayed gratification, your level of happiness is lowered, but then it bounces back and increases your baseline happiness a little.
So, avoid instant gratification and start doing things that good for your future self guys.