"Be very careful," Dobelli warns, "generally, things do not make us happy, experiences, tasks, challenges and projects do". In other words, try to rid the desire for instant gratification -- some things are worth the wait.
It has been trying hard to compete with brick and mortar stores to provide instant gratification, the one thing it cannot provide right now.
We fail to heed warnings, blocking out the voices of those around us, and we have no concept of delayed gratification -- EVERY thing must be immediate EVERY time.
"There's an immediate gratification aspect to things today, with fewer people wanting to go through the restoration process," he said.
We want instant gratification, and sending things after the meeting when you're back at your desk feels like too long to wait.
In a provocative twist, "The Unknown Terrorist" also questions whether there is truly anything left in our society for the terrorists to destroy — anything, that is, other than a lust for instant gratification and material things.
Indeed, remove the silicon processor and suddenly players have to use their own cranium to do menial tasks, such as decide whether a move is illegal or if it works within the logic of the game, rather than the immediate gratification of shooting things with fireballs.
Just keep it real, and remember to find gratification in the things that really matter your mind, your passions, your achievements, your soul.
We have been seduced by advertisements and mainstream media to attain instant gratification by buying things we don't need, with money we don't have to impress the people we don't like.
