Is it Marshmallow or Prune juice?

 

The Marshmallow Test: Why Self-Control Is the Engine of Success

If you know the Marshmallow Test, here's something more that you can add to that frameowrk - Whats bad about instant gratification?  Is it Marshmallow or Prune juice?

What are the best techniques or pointers to stop operating from an "instant gratification" mindset?

What are the benefits from delayed gratification?

I would come at it from a self-verbalization (telling yourself that waiting is good) Vs external verbalization (being told to wait) framework from the below pointed JSTOR article.

If you think that if you had told yourself that waiting is good (exercising will power or discipline, becuae you already know that waiting is good) or someone had told your that waiting is good (this is a case of not having the information i.e learning from others eg benefits of saving and so on) , then it is better to wait instead of going for instant gratification.

To figure if delayed gratification will make you enjoy something more later, to see if what you have at hand is a marshmallow or prune juice, you have to wait and watch. Some people read articles only from their “read later” section. This way they avoid the instant gratification of reading every article that they like it right away, They are gicing themselves a chance of that interest going down if they wait.