<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:50:55 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/gratification/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Delayed gratification ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The main reason people don’t believe in delayed gratification is that they think that what is giving them money now will still be giving them money in the future. I have seen many instances where people]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-146620/@dwayne16/delayed-gratification</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-146620/@dwayne16/delayed-gratification</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-146620]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dwayne16]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 00:53:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4EufsPhBnhmrLwhxwNdghUGKY5QZX9jev15oKWh2mDRC7D6spNdwqjgEo9XoFyo7J2ZNaiaxcFWn8nef582cA28cx5eJnehBcB2turxd1VqkYeMdWv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making the Right Decisions: Does Emotions Really Have a Play?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We all make decisions every day—what to wear, what to eat, where to hang out, or how to manage our money. Sometimes these choices feel routine, but at other times they can be downright overwhelming. We]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@vreeyor/making-the-right-decisions-does</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@vreeyor/making-the-right-decisions-does</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-111030]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vreeyor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 02:39:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqsSyCt65n8Vf1sJ2j8JmLYS7CL32kCbqYxBQqsUcBnChT3kstxnXUjj3dFSZHsgPasp7LrKyeT8q6RtBxtcvJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Instant gratification ]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to what I read today, the human brain does not evolve to accommodate delayed gratification. This might seem odd at first, but our ancestors lived in constant fear of being attacked by animals]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@dwayne16/instant-gratification--5mv</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@dwayne16/instant-gratification--5mv</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dwayne16]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 20:51:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4EufsPhBnhmrLwhxwNdWYxVrmBN9Fz2M9jEBjHi3BQQfLUMfcoL26gjuWm4eYjYsfdxmKeXa8rV3Hsu3d7QcHTvnJJ6ZBRT8HoMro5QfHRLX3bXYqU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Habit: Instant gratification ]]></title><description><![CDATA[One thing I have come to realize is that planning for the long term is difficult, whether it is building our finances, our marriage, or even our health. It is not always easy because we can't get instant]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/habits/@dwayne16/habit-instant-gratification</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/habits/@dwayne16/habit-instant-gratification</guid><category><![CDATA[habits]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dwayne16]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 19:38:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn98rb5Edt8swgQiuYp7GVsk48pqcqxb4s5TQD71A4u3XRneVVXLA6pGayWesrsRi5ukJ3YmKc5W3YPttHqskFZKmPJ2dDRZNTA3iSMyEm1Amp84vr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reflections on a World of Instant Gratification and the Call for Kindness caelum1infernum Actifit Report Card: August 28 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world has become full of artists where you can touch your phone and you get an instant audience. Al Raha Beach 🏖️ - Abu Dhabi Most people are chasing views and likes on the screen to feel beautiful]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@caelum1infernum/actifit-caelum1infernum-20230829t081425053z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@caelum1infernum/actifit-caelum1infernum-20230829t081425053z</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193552]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[caelum1infernum]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 08:14:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/ADdPNihJzmPcLkHtjKRVWu2N2uvBRfNLKJYb8XFwQYJ7wwPPRQHDooTF49rL2tga8SppDJ9pDP4f4R3pxvFVJT84V?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monday Motivation: Delay Gratification]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image As humans we have desires for many things. Personally I desire to live in a big and properly furnished house, cars, jewelries, clothings, designer collections of bags, shoes, body spray, relationship,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109288/@didiee/monday-motivation-delay-gratification</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109288/@didiee/monday-motivation-delay-gratification</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-109288]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[didiee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2022 12:34:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCSmN8xuj4HpkctD5K5bTLHEaoPaiNkhFYgPrJFT3EefgrQ2hiWCFGdHDo8dHw2s7nvEwDP29aBCM5RWM7wks9bU5erk5TYoHtphYTeVoxTwpyk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portuguese tart tries to kill me]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been told I'm hard to kill - I'm still alive so I can only agree...But I think that maybe the company Director is trying to kill me...With Portuguese tarts. Sure, not a bad way to go but I still have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@galenkp/portuguese-tart-tries-to-kill-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@galenkp/portuguese-tart-tries-to-kill-me</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[galenkp]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2021 01:50:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn9kjmVu71CEj1LWoxQDucXatDoJG4WDsGDfbPHakJnop2Xv8h8yp6HFehs9JP6PKiLPQijyGW5zi4TzMWnMT6Z4wfuUUPAeXMQ6ziZmkN2aHhgqBC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delaying gratification - How can it help us to reach our goal?  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Goals, achievements, success; all these sounds too exciting yet we all know how difficult it can be sometimes to reach our goals. We all have more or less many different tactics to follow so we can reach]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-123046/@zeesh/delaying-gratification-how-can-it-help-us-to-reach-our-goal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-123046/@zeesh/delaying-gratification-how-can-it-help-us-to-reach-our-goal</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-123046]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zeesh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2021 19:12:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VvqzjYbJYiAy3XcC8m1449x1VyoAPmYTifvyZ4BHwBSQmnytP6HUgubJsvRmYZhKZynFLeTbFUSCBMxakJmfNHCsN5rmugXBmj7BTYy3wYECW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inner Contentment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever saw your inner face, in dark waiting for the light, that face It's waiting for your consciousness, for your busy consciousness Your inner face is not satisfied, you are not nurturing it, so not satisfied]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-120078/@chireerocks/inner-contentment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-120078/@chireerocks/inner-contentment</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-120078]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chireerocks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2020 10:37:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFVtpM8rCsJzDgecVMtkz4jpzBsszXjhqan9nJV8XhpZ5ztSJbqDhVbdGZto8GcmLigX75aWjyDvcmCNN4mDrrB7LpAvrUbCsEAcMJGXqaDMEzErmcS6NaedjPi5kMvXhx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are you able to defer gratification and control urges?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've read bits and pieces that delaying gratification can help people be more successful in life, in all aspects really, financially, in their health and in relationships. 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Today is a very epic day in Montreal as it marks]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@steemityourway/stepping-off-the-treadmill-of-instant-gratification</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@steemityourway/stepping-off-the-treadmill-of-instant-gratification</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steemityourway]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2019 21:08:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BgxWBRxjvNhnbM9DiyHtCptYaDNF3xx85r8if8spuMjfma1dxQFX4iaYKT3eXhBRZ43wgyk1NDT1Fj6FCdczsFABNrc9zWXLGoceBjBWdHpzoGyv1TPrm1avtavWBwi1Bd5gwUGpFeJzFnJ9qcaCv7BUXcTrpD7FgXWxxHrKUtYiP2W?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delayed Gratification]]></title><description><![CDATA[I read this recently and like many things it got me thinking and comparing it to Steem and Crypto in general. I was lucky enough to be one of the few to get into cryptocurrencies early but time was my]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gratification/@acidyo/delayed-gratification</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gratification/@acidyo/delayed-gratification</guid><category><![CDATA[gratification]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[acidyo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2019 00:07:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmjuaFFZnBqWd2rZX7youf5jdv4fKKq1rCtu4je4rqXhL9WYD3QUsJu7ojjXMA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Short Story: 99 club]]></title><description><![CDATA[One fine day, A king has decided for a long walk with his quick-witted minister; while walking, the king saw a farmer and his family dancing, cheering and supporting each other with full heart. The king]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mgsc/@squasher687/short-story-99-club</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mgsc/@squasher687/short-story-99-club</guid><category><![CDATA[mgsc]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[squasher687]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2018 16:10:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVs3Hye1oHX44R9EcpQD5C9xXzj68nJaq3CeSnYyYo7aCokXMbfCfVUZQgNTtC7vqGcfPn4nRiVNSnP1wsytDQ3PsVW2ZWLBmQUXvjszT7xz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edge Play]]></title><description><![CDATA[View post on dMania]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dmania/@happyhippy87/edge-play-zg1hbmlh-gegnj</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dmania/@happyhippy87/edge-play-zg1hbmlh-gegnj</guid><category><![CDATA[dmania]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[happyhippy87]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2018 22:10:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8sXC5KkzPmVCgovNvZDZxAvKHubjJSBrw5nue6p1YXsrv7bbEqgA5EyhEe1gd5co7LjAMPyCD19e5r1PsYGvXYSauSRDgmxviwJaAUKdUNWq4NcAt4Q3Y1YywL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Instant gratification - your thoughts on this phenomenon that's changing the society as we know it.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gratification is the pleasurable emotional reaction of happiness in response to a fulfillment of a desire or goal. So Instant Gratification is where you lost something on Facebook or YouTube and immediately]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/instant/@rishi-sayz/instant-gratification-your-thoughts-on-this-phenomenon-that-s-changing-the-society-as-we-know-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/instant/@rishi-sayz/instant-gratification-your-thoughts-on-this-phenomenon-that-s-changing-the-society-as-we-know-it</guid><category><![CDATA[instant]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rishi-sayz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 20:08:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does success give happiness or happiness lead to success?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Does success give happiness or happiness lead to ? One tends to believe that happiness is a consequence of success and accomplishments in life. That is not so. The research of the last decades has shown]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gratification/@littlejoe23/does-success-give-happiness-or-happiness-lead-to-success</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gratification/@littlejoe23/does-success-give-happiness-or-happiness-lead-to-success</guid><category><![CDATA[gratification]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[littlejoe23]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 17:17:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn5FbBZfyNt91bPk2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Instant Gratification and the Entitled]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, we live in a world of instant gratification. We feel a need to be connected 24/7 and we have a limited will to postpone gratification. 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What are some things that waiters/bartenders/baristas etc. have gone out of their way to do to make you happy?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/coffee/@nickjames/today-i-was-given-a-large-coffee-instead-of-the-medium-i-ordered-d</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/coffee/@nickjames/today-i-was-given-a-large-coffee-instead-of-the-medium-i-ordered-d</guid><category><![CDATA[coffee]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nickjames]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2016 16:20:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5CEvyaWxjaEt3FA7GFqXQVsUuYE8fuwBPpuHBhQEPMqqDr273t7dpBT5idsUrfp5CGGHoHpendrcugy5g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>