The motivation of ordinary men is a striving for the basic need gratifications that they lack".
The motivation of ordinary men is a striving for the basic need gratifications that they lack". 6) Self-actualized people have purpose.
But "the basic lesson, about delayed gratification," Moneyland tells us, "is one that needs to be learned by plenty of kids and adults alike".
But "the basic lesson, about delayed gratification," Moneyland tells us, "is one that needs to be learned by plenty of kids and adults alike". Welcome to personal-finance journalism, circa 2011.
Unlike other basic drives such as hunger, gratification of the libido can be postponed or transferred without endangering the individual's existence.
The appeal of McDonald's has always been immediate gratification, and its basic offerings -- including hamburgers, Chicken McNuggets and French fries -- are usually the despair of nutritionists.
Even preschoolers can learn basic financial concepts, like delayed gratification and making choices, according to research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Though the task doesn't seem to involve delayed gratification, it tests the same basic mechanism.
Such familiar notions as delayed gratification, "the basics", or even "right answers", are all incapacitating myths which Langer explodes one by one.
But the effort to portray the problem — and the solutions — mirrors the way most Americans eat: the most basic facts are larded with sugary entertainment and creamy dollops of instant gratification.
To produce the best possible cup from your Keurig machine, you must do something antithetical to the whole instant-gratification, K-Cup pod culture: You must learn a few basic things about brewing coffee.
