Instant Gratification

About this episode

Heather and Katie discuss the impact of instant gratification on our lives and how to build discipline to delay it.

Instant Gratification Your brain was literally built for it, but modern life has taken it way too far. In this episode, Heather and Katie break down why we crave instant rewards, how social media, food, and online shopping hijack your dopamine system, and what it actually takes to build the discipline to delay gratification. Topics covered: Why dopamine is a motivation chemical, not just a pleasure chemicalUnearned vs. earned dopamine, and why it mattersThe Marshmallow Study + the socioeconom...

People in this episode

Hosts: Heather, Katie

Topics covered

• instant gratification
• dopamine system
• discipline
• social media
• food
• online shopping

Keywords

• instant gratification
• dopamine
• Marshmallow Study
• social media
• discipline
• rewards

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Marshmallow Study

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