Don’t nix instant gratification yet.
New research shows that short-term, hedonistic pleasure can improve long-term happiness, especially in pandemic times.
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But perhaps thats a mind-set problem thats very much solvable.
To be sure, the operative words here are focus and indulge.
After all, self-control typically honors long-term goals that focus on forward-thinking rather than instant gratification.
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The pursuit of hedonic and long-term goals neednt be in conflict with one another…
Both are important and can complement each other in achieving well-being and good health.
It is important to find the right balance in everyday life.
Katharina Bernecker, motivational psychologist
But, perhaps theres a happy medium.
Our research shows that both are important and can complement each other in achieving well-being and good health.
It is important to find the right balance in everyday life.
A great way to balance your hedonistic pleasure while still honoring grander-scale goals for optimal long-term happiness?
If youreworking from home, especially, weeks are liable to disintegrate into an amorphous blur.
Lord knows Im guilty of trying to watchLaguna Beachand simultaneously answering emails.
The trouble with that, though, is that Im never fully off.
This allows us to engage with pleasure in a way thats mindful and rejuvenating,notdestructive to long-term goals.
Whatever lights your hedonistic pleasure fire!
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