Mr Custer's fieldwork showed that pathological gamblers were often gregarious, clever and generous but also impulsive, anxious and restless, looking for instant gratification.
If you study the root causes of business disasters, over and over you'll find this predisposition toward endeavors that offer immediate gratification.
He always obtained a subtle gratification from eavesdropping.
He was sadistic, delusional and worst of all he received gratification from his repulsive ACTS.
If she desired to go, she might: the nuisance of her presence outweighs the gratification to be derived from tormenting her!
Although research on delay of gratification has gained abundant achievements, yet GDGQ (Generalizability Deferment of gratification questionnaire) has been regarded as single-dimension.
According to her report, super savers delay gratification, have no impulse buys, have an absolute avoidance of debt, automate their savings, and are flexible.
What about the victims, the animals? Who are these beings, so defenseless and unable to retaliate, so punished by a heartless, mechanized system developed for self-gratification and profit?
By being less reliant on immediate gratification, an older person can take time to more carefully consider actions, making wiser decisions.
Use its instructions and the world of evocation and personal gratification are well within your grasp!
The “clever” camp retort that diplomacy is not about instant gratification.
TV is all about instant gratification. The Net is about me having control.
Indeed, the self-control needed to delay gratification is associated not only with good saving habits, but also with things like succeeding in school and coping better with frustration and stress.
In attempting to express his gratification, the Chief of Police thrust out his right hand with such violence that his skin was ruptured at the arm-pit and a stream of sawdust poured from the wound.
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