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Sit on the couch, eating Cheetos and watching friends.

Joking.

That sounds completely lame.

And boring.

Well, then what should we strive towards?

Something worthwhile.

And most of the time worthwhile pursuits take work and effort.

And the ability to delay instant gratification.

Have you heard of the marshmallow test?

If you haven’t it was a study where several children were asked if they wanted 1 marshmallow now or if they waited they would get an additional marshmallow to eat later.

The kids who managed to delay instant gratification and wait for 2 marshmallows later had much better results in life when the studies were followed up.

The lesson is this:

If we want to be happy in our lives we must delay instant gratification.

Instead of indulging in cheap sex, delay instant gratification and pursue a worthwhile partner.

Instead of sitting and eating the Cheetos on the couch watching friends, delay instant gratification and focus on healthy eating and working out several times per week.

Instead of settling for your dead end job delay instant gratification and pursue your life’s purpose on the side.

Giving up on your life’s purpose is falling victim to instant gratification.

It’s giving up who you can be for who you are.

Instead, you need to give up what you are for what you can be.

In regards to what makes us happy, we all have different purposes in life.

So we all need to get in touch with our intuition.

And direct our lives to the one purpose only we can fulfil.

Having a purpose in one’s life is the most important thing to be happy.

I would say it’s about 60% of your happiness quota.

The extra 40% comes from:

Being healthy.

Having hobbies.

Having a good family life and relationships.

No financial worries.

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