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Self-esteem does not come from the handouts or from the hollow compliments but from the gratification from one's own accomplishments.
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So would revision of our educational system to inculcate the gratification derived from shifting from a consumer-based to a value-based society.
The gratification comes from the kid's ability to master the symbols and myths of the saga, as with those eighty-level video games, rather than from the simple absorption of narrative.
Communication with a bot is different — the gratification derives from a change of mental state, a sort of detachment: You can achieve your goal (getting help, information, even a feeling of companionship) with no immediate "cost".
The gratification comes from the objects or the role play and the persons themselves "being" the child.
Such an individual will always want to begin a diet or an exercise routine tomorrow, or to reduce consumption of tobacco later (because the long-term benefits justify the lost utility tomorrow) but not today (because of the immediate gratification from food, tobacco, or leisure).
But it certainly is tapping into the instant gratification from discount fervor that services like Groupon, Living Social and others offer.
All you have to do is to pontificate for a few minutes, scare the other person with talk of hellfire or threaten them with an iron rod or just beat them up--after all, you're only ensuring that they're making headway to heaven (pun intended --and you can feel the intended --andintended --andemonstrable change.
The gratification you get from growing your business from a small 1-person website into a national powerhouse is one of the greatest feelings in the world.
If this is the last stop on Brown's magical mystery tour, and at age 68 he insists it is, the gratification will come from simple achievements, and mostly just from being back on the bench.
I understand the gratification that comes from making pasta by hand or pie crust "from scratch"—I also love to relax on the couch with a book.
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