INSTANT GRATIFICATION TRAP

                        INSTANT GRATIFICATION TRAP

What is Instant Gratification?

Instant gratification is the addiction to experience pleasure or fulfillment without delay, we all must have noticed the fact that we are hardwired to get anything we want instantly, or it is a term that refers to temptation and let go of future benefits in order to obtain the immediate benefit.

for example, if you have an urge for something pleasurable like food or watching a movie

we do not even give a second thought on the fact that we are wasting  2hours  of valuable our time by watching a movie.

The opposite side of instant gratification is delayed gratification or a conscious decision to put off satisfying your desire to get a better reward in the future.

Instant Gratification Theory By Famous Psychologist

The desire to get things instantly is known as pleasure principle according to Sigmund Freud,

Psychologist Shahram Heshmat explains why it is difficult to resist this urge.

1] It is uncomfortable to engage in self- denial because the more you fight it the stronger it becomes.

2]We don't believe others and our future and that uncertainty causes us to value immediate benefits.

3] The age factor the young generation is more impulsive than that of older people.

4] When you are taking conscious decision to avoid instant gratification, you are making a choice of selecting delayed gratification, which demands of you to envision your desired future if you let go of current desire.

5] Those who are born with higher intelligence have a tendency to see the benefits of delayed gratification.

6] Desperation for anything can make it very difficult to look past immediate benefit, If you do not have money it will be very alluring for you to steal it.

If you are a bachelor without a girlfriend you would do anything for a hook-up.

7] Mood can play a major role in this because we all have days of boredom and impatience all of which make immediate desire look more seductive.

Examples of Instant Gratification

Everyone pursued instant gratification all the time, Hence there are so many examples of instant gratification, Some examples of instant gratification that can be seen very commonly are-

1]The desire to select the snooze option instead of getting up early.

2]Temptation to go for a night out, instead of working on yourself

3] Temptation to fap after watching porn,

4]Tempation to eat in the middle of the night.

5]The temptation of buying an expensive phone to show off on the high-interest loan, Instead of 

waiting until you have saved enough money to buy it without taking a loan.

6] The urge to splurge all of your salary on your girlfriend.

We all must have seen at least two or more of these examples apply to all of us.

How to overcome the temptation of instant gratification

It is simply not an easy task to avoid instant gratification However there are some ways to 

However, there are some ways that really help in curbing it down.

                                 

• Be considerate about your future. Before choosing between instant and delayed gratification take moment and think about your future and ask a question will this going to add value to my life if the answer is no do not do it.
• Take responsibility for your life. This also means making a commitment to yourself, because once you will make commitment your mind will give up and will listen to your consciousness.
• Take one step at a time it will keep you away from getting intimidated. once you will accomplish a small task your mind will automatically create a loop.

When you take responsibility for your life by making a commitment to yourself, It will help you to face the temptation.

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