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A Re-Broadcast on Self-Discipline and Delayed Gratification

Giulia
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‎11-19-2016 01:49 AM

Going through some old blogs of mine from 2009, I updated one with some new links I found  that I think might be of interest.  Take a tip from some 4 year olds.

The man who created the test:  Walter Mischel.

One of the new links listed is a New Yorker article about the man.  He was a smoker.  Don't think I knew that when I posted this back in 2009. 

And for further illumination about instant gratification and how to beat it:  Dan Ariely's Ted Talk.

Just passing stuff forward....  The delayed gratification in this case is the day you stop craving.  And it DOES happen.  Believe it!

You cannot educate yourself too much about this addiction.

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Member since MAY 2008. I quit smoking March 1, 2006. I smoked a pack and a half a day for about 35 years. What did it take to get me smoke free? Perseverance, a promise not to smoke, and a willingness to be uncomfortable for as long as it took to get me to where I am today. I am an Ex but I have not forgotten the initial difficult journey of this rite of passage. That's one of the things that's keeping me proudly smoke free. I don't want to ever have another Day 1 again. You too can achieve your goal of being finally free forever. Change your mind, change your habits, alter your focus, release the myths you hold about smoking. And above all - keep your sense of hewmer. DAY WON - NEVER ANOTHER DAY ONE. If you still want one - you're still vulnerable. Protect your quit!